| Description |
1 online resource (307 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright and Credits -- Contributors -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Part 1: Introduction to Tableau -- Chapter 1: Tableau Desktop Specialist Certification Overview -- How will a Tableau Desktop Specialist certification help me? -- United States -- United Kingdom -- Learning Tableau Desktop basics -- Application basics (as of April 2022) -- Connecting to data -- Worksheets -- Worksheets, dashboards, and stories -- Worksheet Data pane basics -- Show Me charts -- Summary -- Knowledge check -- Chapter 2: Data Ingestion -- Technical requirements |
|
Data structure basics -- Format -- Basic data categorization and data types -- Pivoted versus unpivoted data -- Data cleanliness basics -- Connecting to data -- Overview of the Data Source pane -- Formatting fields in the Data Source pane -- Core cleaning functions of the Data Source pane -- Summary -- Knowledge check -- Chapter 3: How to Interpret Data in a Tableau Visualization -- Technical requirements -- Simple one-chart data visualization -- Formatting a chart in Tableau -- Filters and actions -- Tooltips -- Summary -- Knowledge check |
|
Chapter 4: Working with Dimensions, Measures, and Marks (Oh My) -- Technical requirements -- Grasping data dimensions -- Data measures -- Discrete versus continuous (blue versus green fields -- otherwise known as pills) -- The Tableau Marks section -- Tableau mark types -- Managing marks' appearance -- Summary -- Knowledge check -- Chapter 5: Calculations and Functions Syntax -- Technical requirements -- Tableau functions -- Number functions -- String functions -- Date functions -- Logical functions -- Basic aggregate functions -- Other functions -- Creating basic calculations in Tableau |
|
Creating a (blank) calculated field -- Building a calculation -- Introduction to LOD expressions and parameters -- LOD expressions -- Parameters -- Order of operations -- Summary -- Knowledge check -- Part 2: Mastering the Exam -- Chapter 6: Connecting to and Preparing Data -- Technical requirements -- Creating live data connections and extracts -- Live versus extracted connections -- Creating a live data connection -- Creating an extracted data connection and local data source -- Creating and managing the data model -- Managing data properties -- Unions in Tableau Desktop and join basics |
|
Unions -- Join basics -- Summary -- Knowledge check -- Chapter 7: Understanding and Creating Fundamental Charts in Tableau -- Technical requirements -- Creating fundamental charts -- Bar chart -- Crosstab (text table) -- Highlight table (also known as a heat map) -- Stacked bar chart -- Line chart -- Area chart -- Scatter plot -- Dual-axis chart -- Filled map -- Point maps -- Density maps -- Summary -- Knowledge check -- Chapter 8: Data Organization and Worksheet Analytics -- Technical requirements -- Organizing data -- Grouping data -- Creating hierarchies -- Working with sets |
| Summary |
The Tableau Desktop Specialist certification is fundamental for any data visualization professional who works in the field with Tableau. This book gets you started by covering the exam format, Tableau basics, and best practices for preparing data for analysis and visualization. It also builds on your knowledge of advanced Tableau topics to get you up to speed with the essential domains and domain objectives. Although the guide provides an outline and starting point to key in on what needs to be understood before the examination, it also delivers in context to give you a strong understanding of each piece before taking the exam. Instructions on how to get hands on with examples, a common data source, and suggested elements are also included. Understanding the concepts will not only assist you in passing the examination, but will also help you work effectively with the tool in your workspace. By the end of this book, you'll be able to efficiently prepare for the certification exam with the help of mock tests, detailed explanations, and expert advice from the author |
| Notes |
Includes index |
|
Description based on print version record |
| SUBJECT |
Tableau (Computer file) -- Examinations -- Study guides
|
|
Tableau (Computer file) fast (OCoLC)fst01938161 |
| Subject |
Information visualization -- Computer programs -- Examinations -- Study guides
|
|
Visual analytics -- Data processing -- Examinations -- Study guides
|
|
Examinations.
|
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
|
|
Study guides.
|
| Form |
Electronic book
|
|
