Data Visualization in Tableau

Course

Learn how to select the most appropriate data visualization for an analysis. Learn how to evaluate the effectiveness of a data visualization and build interactive and engaging Tableau dashboards.

Beginner

1 month

Real-world Projects

Completion Certificate

Last Updated February 22, 2024

Skills you'll learn:

Tableau interactive dashboards • Tableau calculated fields • Tableau map-based visualizations • Data visualization design

Prerequisites:

Basic spreadsheet use • Basic descriptive statistics

Course Lessons

Lesson 1

Data Visualization Fundamentals

In this lesson you learn to evaluate the quality of data visualizations and build high quality visualizations, starting with the fundamentals of data dashboards.

Lesson 2

Design Principles

In this lesson you learn to implement the best design practices, and to use the most appropriate chart for a particular situation.

Lesson 3

Creating Visualizations in Tableau

This lesson teaches you how to build data visualizations in Tableau using data hierarchies, filters, groups, sets, and calculated fields, as well as create map-based data visualizations in Tableau.

Lesson 4

Telling Stories with Tableau

In this lesson you learn how to build interactive Tableau dashboards and tell impactful stories using data.

Lesson 5 • Project

Build a Data Visualization project

In this project, you’ll build interactive dashboards with Tableau and use them to discover and communicate insights from data.

Taught By The Best

Mat Leonard

Content Developer

Mat is a former physicist, research neuroscientist, and data scientist. He did his PhD and Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of California, Berkeley.

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