Manipulating Data in Tableau Desktop

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Adam Crahen

1:38:36

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00. Course Overview

00. Course Overview.mp4

01:40

01. Organizing your Data

00. Overview.mp4

01:30

01. Introduction to the Data Pane.mp4

01:37

02. Data Field Roles and Types.mp4

04:05

03. Changing Data Field Roles and Types.mp4

07:11

04. Organize and Customize Fields.mp4

11:04

05. Documentation.mp4

06:07

06. Summary.mp4

01:04

02. Exploring your Data

00. Overview.mp4

00:50

01. Generated Fields.mp4

01:57

02. Exploring Dimensions and Measures.mp4

08:11

03. Creating Bins.mp4

05:06

04. Exploring Distributions.mp4

04:28

05. Summary.mp4

00:39

03. Transforming your Data

00. Overview.mp4

00:37

01. Sorting Fields.mp4

11:01

02. Creating Groups.mp4

03:28

03. Creating Sets.mp4

07:06

04. Creating Hierarchies.mp4

04:51

05. Summary.mp4

00:53

04. Order of Operations

00. Overview.mp4

00:41

01. Understanding Order of Operations.mp4

01:39

02. Convert a Dimension Filter to a Context Filter.mp4

04:09

03. Convert a Table Calculation to a Fixed Level of Detail Expression.mp4

02:58

04. Convert a Dimension Filter to a Table Calculation Filter.mp4

04:26

05. Summary.mp4

01:18

Description

Learn how to organize, explore & transform your data before visualizing anything. You'll learn concepts that will help you correct errors, change the way you present data and learn how the order of operations comes into play while you drag & drop.

What You'll Learn?

At the core of visualizing and analyzing data in Tableau Desktop is a thorough knowledge of data and Tableau's Order of Operations. Tableau helps people see and understand their data, but you need to know the why and the how in order to be effective. In this course, Manipulating Data in Tableau Desktop, you will learn techniques for transforming your data before you visualize anything. First, you will learn how to organize your data in the data pane. Next, you will learn techniques for exploring your data set. Finally, you will discover how to transform your data to correct errors and understand how the order of operations can impact your analysis. When you’re finished with this course, you will have the skills and knowledge of manipulating your data to build the right analysis for the job. Software required: Tableau Desktop.

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Adam Crahen

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Adam Crahen is the Director of Analytics Practices and Enablement for Pluralsight and also a former Tableau Zen Master. Adam is a creative problem solver specializing in data curation, transformation and visualization with tools like Tableau, SQL, Snowflake, dbt, and Alteryx, etc. His work has been recognized by organizations like Kantar and has been featured by several news organizations around the world. He enjoys sharing his knowledge and passion for data by speaking at conferences, user groups and connecting with the data community.

Pluralsight

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Pluralsight, LLC is an American privately held online education company that offers a variety of video training courses for software developers, IT administrators, and creative professionals through its website. Founded in 2004 by Aaron Skonnard, Keith Brown, Fritz Onion, and Bill Williams, the company has its headquarters in Farmington, Utah. As of July 2018, it uses more than 1,400 subject-matter experts as authors, and offers more than 7,000 courses in its catalog. Since first moving its courses online in 2007, the company has expanded, developing a full enterprise platform, and adding skills assessment modules.