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.
Data Visualization in Tableau
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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.
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 week
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Last Updated February 22, 2024
Tableau interactive dashboards • Tableau calculated fields • Tableau map-based visualizations • Data visualization design
Basic spreadsheet use • Basic descriptive statistics
Course Lessons
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.
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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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