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Tableau: Mystery to Mastery I (Beginner - Pacific Time)


About This Class

Tableau: Mystery to Mastery I is a fast-paced workshop which incorporates the best of the following Tableau classes; Tableau Desktop I and Desktop II. This course will build a foundational understanding of how Tableau Desktop works and is great for people with little to moderate experience in the tool.

In this 16-hour class, we’ll cover connecting to data, building dashboards, and visual customization - all the essentials to get you comfortable with using Tableau day-to-day.

"Tableau: Mystery to Mastery I is a fast-paced workshop which teaches you all the fundamentals you need to be successful in your first Tableau projects. This course builds a foundational understanding of how Tableau Desktop works and is great for people with little to moderate experience in the tool."

-Eric Parker

This class is broken into three, 5-hour sessions. The class will run from 8:30 AM to 1:30 PM Pacific Time each day.

Meeting links will be sent upon registration.

Course Agenda (all listed times are Pacific):

Day One: Tuesday

1. Understand the Products

Tableau Product Line

Tableau Desktop File Types

Order of Operations

2. Setting Up Data for Success

Connecting to Data Sources

Dimensions and Measures

Vocabulary

Editing Metadata

Transforming Data

3. Building Basic Visuals

Bar Charts

Scatterplots

Pie Charts

4. Customizing Visuals

Sorting

Filtering

Grouping

Hierarchies

5. Dates

Date Values

Date Parts

Line Graphs

Customizing Dates

6. Calculations

Math Calculations

Aggregation Calculations

Logic Calculations

String Calculations

Date Calculations

Day Two: Wednesday

7. Table Calculations

Percent of Total

Percent Difference

8. Viewing Specific Values

Text Tables and Totals

Highlight Tables

9. Dealing with Messy Data

Common Formatting Issues

10. Working with Multiple Tables of Data

Joins

Cross-Database Joins

Unions

11. Multiple Measure Visuals

Stacked Bar Charts

Bar in Bar Charts

Dual Axis Charts

Day Three: Thursday

12. Progress Toward a Goal

Reference Lines

Percent Achievement Calculations

Missed Goal Bullet Points

13. Geographic Mapping

Filled Maps

Symbol Maps

Shapefiles

Custom Geocoding

14. Dashboard Design

Design Sprint Process

Compiling a Dashboard

Dashboard Objects

Applying Dashboard Filters

Customizing Worksheet Titles

Design Best Practices

Sharing Options

Requirements

  • A Laptop

  • Tableau Desktop Professional 2020.1 or Later

  • Second Monitor (if possible)

What will you get?

  • A 200+ Page Digital Manual

  • Data files to revisit concepts

  • Access to class recordings for two weeks

What people are saying about OneNumber and trainer Eric Parker:

"After spending a couple days working with OneNumber, we are months, no, lightyears ahead of where we would be otherwise." - A OneNumber client to their CEO.

"Eric is one of the best instructors that I have ever had. Everything was paced very well and the content was extremely valuable. Personable, helpful and patient. Willing to explore with us students and excited about using Tableau, like we are!" -A Former Student

For questions: oliver.linley@onenumber.biz

Eric Parker

Eric has been teaching Tableau and Alteryx since 2014. He teaches all of Tableau’s Desktop classes and has helped thousands of students solve their most pressing problems.