Getting Started with Tableau 2019.2 Second Edition
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About the author
Tristan Guillevin started his professional life in 2015 as a consultant, where he discovered Tableau. Quickly, data visualization became a real passion! During this time, he provided data visualization expertise to more than thirty clients in many different sectors around the world. In 2017, Tristan won the global Iron Viz competition in Las Vegas. Now, he helps people with Tableau through webinars, conferences, blog articles, and this book! Tristan currently works at Ogury as a data visualization engineer.
I'd like to first thank Laura for her daily support and understanding. Writing a book is not an easy task, even for a second edition. A special thanks to Ivett, Sayli, Unnati, and all the Packt team for making the publication of this book possible. Finally, to everyone with the same passion for data visualization, thanks for having contributed making this passion grow on me, from my first bar chart to the completion of this book.
About the reviewer
Ivett Kovcs was always very comfortable with dataafter majoring in statistics, she started working as a data analyst. She was one of the first Hungarian power users of Tableau Desktop 2012, and has been mastering Tableau ever since. Currently, she is Starschema's senior data visualization expert, leading a team of 10+ dataviz developers. She is not only Tableau certified, but has also been a Tableau Ambassador since 2017, as well as an Iron Viz judge.
She is also a featured volunteer with Viz for Social Good. She has developed several Tableau dashboards on various social topics, such as the refugee crisis and gender inequality in tech companies and political institutions.
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Preface
Tableau is one of the leading data visualization tools and is regularly updated with new functionalities and features. The latest release, Tableau 2019.2 promises new and advanced features related to visual analytics, reporting, dashboarding, and a host of other data visualization aspects. Getting Started with Tableau 2019.2 will get you up to speed with these additional functionalities.
The book starts by highlighting the new functionalities of Tableau 2019.2 providing concrete examples of how to use them. However, if you're new to Tableau, don't worryyou'll be guided through the major aspects of Tableau with relevant examples. You'll learn how to connect to data, build a data source, visualize your data, build a Dashboard, and even share data online. In the concluding chapters, you'll delve into advanced techniques, such as creating a cross-database join and data blending.
By the end of this book, you'll be able to use Tableau effectively to create quick, cost-effective, and business-efficient business intelligence ( BI ) solutions.
Who this book is for
Existing Tableau users and BI professionals who want to get up to speed with what's new in Tableau 2019 will find this beginner-level book to be a very useful resource. No, you can start without any experience. This is a book for beginner. They can start with absolutely no knowledge.
What this book covers
, The Tableau Core .
, The Tableau Core , explains the basics that every Tableau users should know. It contains an overview of the different products, a description of Tableau's workspaces, wordings, and clear explanations of Tableau's most crucial concepts, such as Dimension, Measure, Discrete, Continuous, Live, and Extract.
, Getting Started with Tableau Desktop , represents your first real experience with Tableau and is designed as a guided tutorial. In just one chapter you'll connect to data, build three visualizations, an interactive dashboard, and answer business questions with the power of Tableau's data exploration capabilities.
, Connecting to Data and Simple Transformations, focuses on data connections, starting with general rules when connecting to files and servers. This chapter also goes into detail about essential features such as Joins, Unions, and Transformations (Pivot, Split, and more).