Tableau Your Data!: Fast and Easy Visual Analysis with Tableau Software
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| Rating | : | 4.18 (550 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1119001196 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 736 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-01-16 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Analyze data more effectively with Tableau DesktopCustomize Tableau's settings for your organization's needs with detailed real-world examples on data security, scaling, syntax, and moreDeploy visualizations to consumers throughout the enterprise - from sales to marketing, operations to finance, and beyondUnderstand Tableau functions and calculations and leverage Tableau across every link in the value chainLearn from actual working models of the book's visualizations and other web-based resources via a companion websiteTableau helps you unlock the stories within the numbers, and Tableau Your Data! puts the software's full functionality right at your fingertips.. This comprehensive guide covers the core feature set for data analytics, and provides clear step-by-step guidance toward best practices and advanced techniques
With full coverage of the Version 9.0 feature set, this second edition of Tableau Your Data! shows you how to:+ Blend disparate data and build compelling visuals + Perform ad hoc visual analysis and performance-tune dashboards + Ensure security while scaling to a large user base + Customize settings to build more advanced chart types + Publish visualizations for mobile device viewing + Understand Tableau syntax, functions, and calculations + Analyze sales, financial, operational, spatial, marketing, and CRM data The compan
Jerry in Charlotte said Reference Only - NOT for Learning. Background: I have a degree in Engineering and an MBA. I've worked in IT for nearly "Reference Only - NOT for Learning" according to Jerry in Charlotte. Background: I have a degree in Engineering and an MBA. I've worked in IT for nearly 2 decades, working with SQL-based systems: CRM, Sales Automation, Campaign Management, Data Warehousing, Data Mining, Reporting, etc.That said, this is my first foray into the Tableau universe. This was by far the most recommended book, and having read many books under the Wiley imprint, I did not hesitate to purchase it.The Good: It is extremely detailed, with full-color illustrations. Plenty of coverage of just about every single featu. decades, working with SQL-based systems: CRM, Sales Automation, Campaign Management, Data Warehousing, Data Mining, Reporting, etc.That said, this is my first foray into the Tableau universe. This was by far the most recommended book, and having read many books under the Wiley imprint, I did not hesitate to purchase it.The Good: It is extremely detailed, with full-color illustrations. Plenty of coverage of just about every single featu. NO step-by-step lessons, NOT for "hands on" training If you are looking to learn HOW to actually use Tableau this is not the book for you. The book is useful for giving the reader an overview of what Tableau is capable of doing (broadly speaking). This is definitely not a hands-on how-to training guide for people who would like step-by-step examples, lessons or exercises to follow and learn from.I'm shocked to see people professing how great this book is for begineers and experts. If you are consultant, perhaps this helps you to learn, and communicate to others, WHAT the . "It tells you what tableau can do and all of its features but does not do a very good job giving direction on how to do it" according to Parker Petty. I had to use this for a class and only had to read the first 8 chapters.This book is okay. It tells you what tableau can do and all of its features but does not do a very good job giving direction on how to do it. For a brief overview of Tableau software this is a great book. But if you are looking to make advanced data visualizations and need detailed instructions on how, this is not the book for you.
. He is an in-demand speaker and was a Tableau Zen Master from 2014 to 2015. MURRAY founded the InterWorks Tableau/BI practice in 2008, laying the foundation for InterWorks to become the premier Gold Professional Consulting Partner for Tableau Software. DANIEL G