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Tableau: Mystery to Mastery II (Intermediate - Eastern Time)


About This Class

Tableau: Mystery to Mastery II will push your use of Tableau Desktop to new heights!

We cover preparing data for analysis, making data efficient, relationships, parameters, filtering order of operations, design best practices and design interactivity. Join us to expand your Tableau horizons!

How is the class structured?

This class is broken into five, 3-hour sessions.

  • Day One, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm (Eastern Time)

  • Day Two, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm (Eastern Time)

  • Day Three, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm (Eastern Time)

  • Day Four, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm (Eastern Time)

  • Day Five, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm (Eastern Time)

Where will this be hosted?

Meeting links will be sent upon registration.

WHAT WILL YOU GET?

  • A 200+ Page Digital Manual

  • Data files to revisit concepts

Class Agenda :

DAY ONE:

1. Review Key Concepts

Date Part/Date Value

Measure Names & Measure Values

2. Common Data Issues

Null Data

Refreshing a Data Source

3. Advanced Data Setup

Blending

Join Calculations

Extracts

4. Preparing Data with Relationships

Relationships vs. Joins

Avoiding Duplications with Relationships

Exposing Unmatched Data in Relationships

DAY TWO:

5. Advanced Visuals

Donut Charts

Tree Maps

Filling up a shape with a bar (No practice)

People bar charts (No practice)

100% Stacked Bar (w/ Overlying Circle)

6. Parameters

Top N

Adjust a Field

Worksheet swap

DAY THREE:

7. Advanced Calculations

Aggregation Levels

Level of Detail Calculations

Find and Replace using REGEX

8. Advanced Table Calculations

Highlighting Lowest 5 Days

Specific Dimensions

9. Advanced Concepts

Order of Operations

Context Filters

Sets

Set Actions

10. Statistical Analysis

Histograms

Box and Whisker

Trend Lines

Forecasts (no practice)

DAY FOUR:

11. Design with Intent

Visual Analytics Process

Sensory Memory

Short-Term Memory

Long-Term Memory

12. Choosing the Right Chart Type

Viewing Specific Values

Comparing and Ranking Categories

Comparing Parts to the Whole

Comparing Measures

Viewing Correlation

Viewing Distributions

Viewing Data Over Time

Mapping

13. Crafting Your Brand

Custom Color Palettes

Custom Shapes

14. Advanced Dashboarding & Design

Navigation Between Dashboards

Custom Titles

Info Buttons

Highlight & URL Actions

REQUIREMENTS

  • A Laptop

  • Tableau Desktop Professional 2020.1 or Later

PREREQUISITES

Intermediate level Tableau skills. You should be able to do the following:

  • Connect to a data source

  • Understand the difference between measures and dimensions

  • Be able to build calculated fields on your own

  • Build a basic dashboard

Ollie Linley

Ollie Linley is a Tableau Certified Trainer with a passion for helping his students get the most out of Tableau. When he’s not writing calculations and building beautiful dashboards he can be found trail running on a mountain or traveling the world with his wife!

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT ONENUMBER AND TRAINER Ollie Liney:

"Your guidance & best practices are hands down among the most practical and valuable of ANY Tableau content I have come across." -A Tableau Solution Engineer

“If I hadn’t linked up with you, I would’ve quit Tableau. Now, it’s my whole career and I haven’t had this much fun in years.” - A Former Student



Questions: oliver.linley@onenumber.biz