Tableau for Business Users

Learn Tableau by working through concrete examples and issues that you are likely to face in your day-to-day work.Author Shankar Arul starts by teaching you the fundamentals of data analytics before moving on to the core concepts of Tableau. You will learn how to create calculated fields, and about the currently available calculation functionalities in Tableau, including Basic Expressions, Level of Detail (LOD) Expressions, and Table Calculations. As the book progresses, you’ll be walked through comparisons and trend calculations using tables. A concluding chapter on dashboarding will show you how to build actionable dashboards to communicate analysis and visualizations. You’ll also see how Tableau can complement and communicate with Excel.After completing this book, you will be ready to tackle the challenges of data analytics using Tableau without getting bogged down by the technicalities of the tool.What Will You LearnMaster the core concepts of Tableau Automate and simplify dashboards to help business usersUnderstand the basics of data visualization techniquesLeverage powerful features such as parameters, table calculations, level of detail expressions, and more Who is This book ForBusiness analysts, data analysts, as well as financial analysts.