Data Visualization with Tableau
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Data Visualization with Tableau
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What you'll learn
Identify the value and structure of Tableau Public as it applies to data visualization in the industry of business analytics.
Build interactive tables by connecting, preparing, and customizing data in Tableau Public.
Create data visualizations to communicate analytic insights to the intended audience, such as business stakeholders.
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There are 5 modules in this course
The Data Visualization with Tableau course provides you with a foundational understanding of presenting data through clear and easily comprehensible visuals using Tableau. Throughout the course, you’ll explore a diverse range of visualization types and their ideal applications with the Tableau Public platform. By examining how experts leverage Tableau to create exceptional charts and maps, and acquiring the skills to craft interactive tables, you’ll gain proficiency in essential visualization techniques. Understanding these techniques is crucial for those pursuing entry-level roles in the field of business analytics.
This course is for anyone who is curious about entry-level roles that demand fundamental Tableau skills, such as business intelligence analyst or data reporting analyst roles. It is recommended (but not required) that you have some experience with Tableau Public, but even if you're new to Tableau Public, you can still be successful in this program. By the end of the course, you will be able to: -Identify the value and structure of Tableau Public as it applies to data visualization in the industry of business analytics. -Create data visualizations to communicate analytic insights to the intended audience, such as business stakeholders. -Build interactive tables by connecting, preparing, and customizing data in Tableau Public.
Welcome to Data Visualization with Tableau
What's included
3 videos11 readings3 assignments1 discussion prompt
3 videos•Total 7 minutes
- Welcome to the Course•3 minutes
- The Business Intelligence Analyst Role•3 minutes
- Welcome to Week 1•1 minute
11 readings•Total 90 minutes
- What Is Pathstream?•5 minutes
- Data Visualization with Tableau Course Syllabus•10 minutes
- How to Be Successful in the Course•5 minutes
- How to Use Discussion Forums•5 minutes
- Foundational Charts in Data Visualization•10 minutes
- Preattentive Processing•10 minutes
- Misrepresentation•10 minutes
- Data Visualization Guidelines•10 minutes
- Gestalt Principles •10 minutes
- Data Viz Design Summary•5 minutes
- Week 1 Recap•10 minutes
3 assignments•Total 90 minutes
- Foundations of Effective Data Visualizations•50 minutes
- Practice - Preattentive Attributes and Foundational Charts•30 minutes
- Practice - Data Visualization Guidelines and Principles•10 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 15 minutes
- Get to Know Your Classmates - Meet & Greet•15 minutes
In this module, you will look at some of the most common charts used in business analysis.
What's included
5 videos19 readings6 assignments
5 videos•Total 13 minutes
- Welcome to Week 2•1 minute
- Connecting to a Data Source•2 minutes
- Hands-On Tutorial: Building a Table in Tableau•4 minutes
- Hands-On Tutorial: Building a Bar Chart in Tableau•3 minutes
- Hands-On Tutorial: Building a Line Chart in Tableau•3 minutes
19 readings•Total 135 minutes
- Creating a Visualization in Tableau•5 minutes
- Troubleshooting: Why Do I See a Red Exclamation Mark?•10 minutes
- Navigate the Tableau Environment•15 minutes
- Shelves and Cards•10 minutes
- Dimensions and Measures•10 minutes
- Generated Fields•10 minutes
- Show Me Tool•10 minutes
- Table Visualizations•5 minutes
- How to Build a Table•5 minutes
- Table Design•5 minutes
- Bar Charts•5 minutes
- How to Build a Bar Chart•5 minutes
- Bar Chart Design•5 minutes
- Line Charts•5 minutes
- How to Build a Line Chart•5 minutes
- Line Chart Design•5 minutes
- Pie Charts•5 minutes
- How to Build a Pie Chart•5 minutes
- Week 2 Recap•10 minutes
6 assignments•Total 165 minutes
- Building Basic Visualizations•50 minutes
- Practice - Building Visualizations•30 minutes
- Practice - Tables •25 minutes
- Practice - Bar Charts•20 minutes
- Practice - Line Charts•20 minutes
- Practice - Pie Charts•20 minutes
In this module, you will look at a few more of the most common charts used in business analysis.
What's included
3 videos11 readings4 assignments
3 videos•Total 7 minutes
- Welcome to Week 3•1 minute
- Hands-On Tutorial: Building a Heat Map in Tableau•2 minutes
- Hands-On Tutorial: Building an Area Chart in Tableau•3 minutes
11 readings•Total 70 minutes
- Treemaps•5 minutes
- How to Build a Treemap•10 minutes
- Bubble Charts•5 minutes
- How to Build a Bubble Chart•5 minutes
- Heat Maps and Highlight Tables•5 minutes
- How to Build a Heat Map or Highlight Table•5 minutes
- Heat Map and Highlight Table Design•5 minutes
- Area Charts•10 minutes
- How to Build an Area Chart•5 minutes
- Area Chart Design•5 minutes
- Week 3 Recap•10 minutes
4 assignments•Total 110 minutes
- Building Basic Visualizations II •50 minutes
- Practice - Treemaps and Bubble Charts•20 minutes
- Practice - Heat Maps and Highlight Tables•20 minutes
- Practice - Area Charts•20 minutes
In this module, you will learn how to use geographic mapping to analyze business data trends.
What's included
5 videos11 readings5 assignments
5 videos•Total 16 minutes
- Welcome to Week 4•1 minute
- Hands-On Tutorial: Building a Map in Tableau•4 minutes
- Hands-On Tutorial: Building a Choropleth Map and Custom Territories in Tableau•4 minutes
- Hands-On Tutorial: Building a Density Map in Tableau•3 minutes
- Hands-On Tutorial: Building a Dual-Axis Map in Tableau•4 minutes
11 readings•Total 80 minutes
- Maps•10 minutes
- How to Build a Map•10 minutes
- Map Design•5 minutes
- Choropleth Maps•5 minutes
- Custom Territories•10 minutes
- Grouping Territories•5 minutes
- Density Maps•5 minutes
- How to Build a Density Map•5 minutes
- Dual-Axis Maps•5 minutes
- How to Build a Dual-Axis Map•10 minutes
- Week 4 Recap•10 minutes
5 assignments•Total 140 minutes
- Building Maps in Tableau•60 minutes
- Practice - Maps•20 minutes
- Practice - Choropleth Maps and Custom Territories•20 minutes
- Practice - Density Maps•10 minutes
- Practice - Dual-Axis Maps•30 minutes
In this module, you will learn to customize and manage your Tableau visualizations.
What's included
2 videos23 readings6 assignments1 discussion prompt
2 videos•Total 3 minutes
- Welcome to Week 5•2 minutes
- Congratulations•1 minute
23 readings•Total 255 minutes
- Introduction to Data Visualization Customization•5 minutes
- Marks Within Visualization•10 minutes
- Marks Card Interface•10 minutes
- Controlling the Appearance of Marks•15 minutes
- Change and Edit Mark Types•10 minutes
- Highlighting an Insight•10 minutes
- Layering Information with Color•10 minutes
- Customizing Color•15 minutes
- Visualization Labeling•5 minutes
- Titles•30 minutes
- Axis Labels•15 minutes
- Captions•10 minutes
- Numeric Formatting•10 minutes
- Edit Table Numeric Formats•10 minutes
- Edit the Numeric Format•10 minutes
- Table Formatting•10 minutes
- Workbook Formatting•10 minutes
- Worksheet Formatting•10 minutes
- Table Design Best Practices•10 minutes
- Week 5 Recap•10 minutes
- Project Overview•10 minutes
- Course Recap•10 minutes
- Want to Become a Business Intelligence Analyst?•10 minutes
6 assignments•Total 360 minutes
- Formatting Your Visualizations•60 minutes
- Data Visualizations with the Flight Dataset•180 minutes
- Practice - Marks Card•30 minutes
- Practice - Color•30 minutes
- Practice - Edit Labels and Captions•30 minutes
- Practice - Formatting in Tableau•30 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 20 minutes
- Your Learning Journey•20 minutes
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Reviewed on Feb 24, 2024
Great basics refresher for visualization and beginner practical application for testing.
Reviewed on May 22, 2025
This is a well structured course, and the material was easy to understand.
Reviewed on Nov 14, 2024
Superb course for beginners like myself. I would have appreciated a bit more hands on practice though.
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