11th - 15th June Introduction to Tableau Course in Lagos

This five day course is designed for the beginner to Tableau user. It is for anyone who works with data regardless of technical or analytical background. This course is designed to help you understand and use the important concepts and techniques in Tableau to move from simple to complex visualizations and learn how to combine them in interactive dashboards. This course will be taught on Tableau Desktop version 10.5

Come enjoy the motivating atmosphere, learning with your peers while you discover the possibilities of the Tableau.

Audience: Data Analysts, Business Analysts, Developers, Data Managers, Business Intelligence Analysts, IT Administrators, Data Architects

Recommended Prerequisites: None

Course Schedule: 5 Days, 40 Academic Hours

Course Syllabus:

All delegates will be taken through the following topics over 5 days:

Day 1

Getting Started with Tableau

Power
Speed
Flexibility
Simplicity
Beauty

Tableau Basics

Download, install and open Tableau
Connect to sample data and review the Tableau interface
“Show Me” Tableau in action
Categorically clear views

Tableau Objects

Save time with the Tableau toolbar
When tables trump graphs
Insightful maps
View shifting – the underrated histogram and flexible bins
Exporting results to share your insights

Basic views in Tableau

Tables – an eye for detail
Text tables
Highlight tables
Heat maps
Bar Charts – five flavors to meet your needs
Horizontal bars
Stacked bars
Side-by-side bars
Histogram
Bullet graphs
Line Charts – display what happened over time
Lines (continuous)
Lines (discrete)
Pie Charts – a common go-to view (use at your own risk!)
Hands on Practical Sessions

Day 2

Advanced views in Tableau

Scatter Plots – explore relationships
Circle Plots – go beyond bar charts
Circle views
Side-by-side circles
Maps – great for location data
Symbol maps
Filled maps
Area Charts – track multiple groups over time
Area charts (continuous)
Area charts (discrete)
Dual Charts – compare two measures on two vertical axes
Dual lines
Dual combination
Dual points
Gantt Chart – track activity over time

Customization of views with Tableau

Customize views using the Columns, Rows, Pages and Filters Shelves
Enhance your visual appeal with the Marks card
Label
Text
Color
Size
Shape
Level of Detail

The Summary Card – handy description of your data
Headers and Axes
Titles, Captions, Field Labels and Legends
Format values in your views
Organise the data in your views

Day 3

Sort views for quick comparison
Filter views to find the right information
Aggregations for measures – sums, averages and more
Use percentages to find the right ratios
Spotlight your view to emphasize important values
Add totals and subtotals
Create a motion chart after connecting to a new data source
Hands on Practical Sessions

Calculations and Models

Quick Table Calculations
Custom Table Calculations using data in your views
Reference Lines, Bands and Distributions
Model your data with Trend Lines

Day 4

Data management in Tableau

Data items: names, types, roles, properties, attributes and hierarchies
View Data to see the data behind your view
Bins to divide numeric data items
Group dimensions into categories
The power of sets to combine and filter your views

Advanced data management in Tableau

Calculated Fields, Functions, and Parameters
Calculated Fields – power to answer your difficult questions
Calculated Field Operators
Numeric Functions (Singular)
Character Functions (Modify Items)
Character Functions (Locate Values in String)
Date Functions
Type Conversion Functions
Logical Functions (If, Then, Else)
Aggregate Functions
Table Calculation Functions
Parameters add additional control for your analysis
Hands on Practical Sessions

Data Blending

Queries to retrieve the data you need
Data blending to use data from multiple sources in one view
Extracts to accelerate your data exploration in Tableau

Day 5

Deploy and Publish workbooks

Export images to other applications
Export data to other applications or back into Tableau
Print to PDF – export your views to Adobe Reader format
Packaged Workbooks – take Tableau on the road!
Tableau Reader – share packaged workbooks with your colleagues
Tableau Server – powerful insights for everyone!
Tableau Desktop and Tableau Server
Tableau Public – share your insights with the world!
Hands on Practical Sessions

Customer Specific Topics

Hyperlink Access
Regression Analysis
Forecasting
P/E Ratio
Calculations using Statistical Functions
Integration with R model
Social Media Analytics (Data from Twitter , Facebook, etc..)
Best Practices
Performance Tuning / Tipsat Data and Application Level

Tableau Server

Publishing Dashboard on Tableau Server
Creating Users
Creating Project
Embedded code / Tool box
Hands on Practical Sessions