Tableau Bootcamp

Module I: Working with Your Data

Understanding Data

• What is data
• Where to find data
• Foundations for building Data Visualizations
• Tableau Versions
• Tableau Workflow
• Tableau Chart Types

Working with your Data in Tableau

• Using Data file formats
• Connecting your Data to Tableau
• Cleaning-up the data with the Data Interpreter
• Structuring your data
• Sorting and filtering Tableau data
• Pivoting Tableau data

Creating your First Visualization

• Getting started with Tableau Software
• Using Data file formats
  • CSV, TXT
• Connecting your Data to Tableau
• Creating basic charts (line, bar charts, Treemaps)
• Using the Show me panel

Tableau Calculations

• Overview of SUM, AVR and Aggregate features
• Creating custom calculations and fields
• Applying new data calculations to your visualization

Formatting your Visualization

• Formatting Tools and Menus
• Formatting specific parts of the view
• Editing and Formatting Axes

Working with your Data in Tableau

• Cleaning-up the data with the Data Interpreter
• Structuring your data
• Sorting and filtering Tableau data
• Pivoting Tableau data

Organizational tools

• Using Filters
• Using the Marks panel
• Using the Detail mark card
• Using the Size mark card
• Using the Label mark card
• Customizing filters
• Using and Customizing tooltips
• Formatting your data with colors

Distributing and Publishing your Visualization

• Tableau file types
• Publishing to Tableau Online
• Sharing your visualization
• Exporting your visualization

Module II: Mapping & Advanced Visualizations

Intro to mapping data

• Concepts of mapping data
• Requirements in mapping data
• Formatting geographic data for Tableau
• Using Polygon data
• Using background images
• Integrating with Map Services - Mapbox, WMS
• Customizing map layers and map options

Creating Visualization Maps

• Creating Choropleth maps
• Creating Proportional Symbol maps
• Tracking data Over Time Using Maps & Pages
• What is a Density Map?
• Distributing and Publishing your map Visualization

Creating a Dual Axis Chart

• Dual Axis Charts
• Dual Axis (Layered) Maps
• Benefits of dual axis charts

More Chart Types

• Cyclical data and circular area chart
• Alluvial Diagram
• Ranking Chart
• Creating Spider maps
• Creating Heat maps

Creating dashboards and Stories

• Using Storytelling
• Creating your first dashboard and Story
• Design for different displays
• Adding interactivity to your Dashboard

Modifying and Updating Data

• Relinking Data Sources
• Swapping out Data Sources

Individualized Project Work

• Students will work with either provided data sets or their own data to work on individual projects during this supervised classroom time.