Marleen Meier

Build, design, and improve advanced business intelligence solutions using Tableau's newest updates, including Tableau Desktop, Prep Builder, Server, and AI-powered features to drive data-driven decision-making. Free with your book: DRM-free PDF version + access to Packt's next-gen Reader* Key Features Build advanced Tableau dashboards and data visualizations for business intelligence Leverage Tableau AI features, automated insights, and LOD expressions to accelerate analysis Master Tableau Prep Builder, Server, and advanced analytics, including time series and geospatial Book DescriptionMaster the full capabilities of Tableau to design, build, and scale modern data visualization and business intelligence solutions. This book takes you beyond the basics to help you create advanced Tableau dashboards, perform efficient data preparation with Tableau Prep Builder, and deliver impactful analytics across your organization. Through practical examples, you’ll learn how to turn raw data into meaningful insights using proven Tableau data visualization techniques. As you progress, you’ll work with calculated fields and LOD expressions to build more flexible and powerful analyses. You’ll also explore performance optimization, deployment, and collaboration using Tableau Server, along with best practices for data governance and security in enterprise environments. In addition, the book covers AI-powered Tableau features that enhance analysis and accelerate insight discovery. You’ll apply advanced techniques such as time series analysis, geospatial analytics, and data modeling, and extend Tableau’s capabilities through Python and R integration for more sophisticated analytics workflows. By the end of this book, you’ll be equipped to build scalable, high-performance Tableau analytics solutions, enabling you to solve complex business problems with confidence.What you will learn Learn Tableau components like calculated fields and LOD expressions Master Tableau Prep Builder with all its features and settings Explore and implement data analytics with Python and R Use Tableau Exchange for accelerators, extensions, and connectors Interact with Tableau Server to understand its functionalities Study advanced visualizations and dashboard creation techniques Master self-service, time series, and geo-spatial analytics Learn to implement data governance and AI-powered features Who this book is forThis book is designed for business analysts, business intelligence professionals, and data analysts who want to master Tableau to solve a range of data science and business intelligence problems. Prior exposure to Tableau will help you get to grips with the features more quickly, but it’s not a prerequisite.

Build, design, and improve advanced business intelligence solutions using Tableau’s newest updates, including new Tableau Desktop, Tableau Prep, and Tableau Server features Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook Key Features Master new Tableau 2023 features to solve real-world analytics challenges Learn how to use both pre-defined and your own Machine Learning models in Tableau How to manage Data Governance and secure high data quality Book DescriptionThis edition of the bestselling Tableau guide will teach you how to leverage Tableau's newest features and offerings in various paradigms of the BI domain. Updated with fresh topics, including the newest features in Tableau Server, Prep, and Desktop, as well as up-to-date examples, this book will take you from mastering essential Tableau concepts to advance functionalities. A chapter on data governance has also been added. Throughout this book, you'll learn how to use Tableau Hyper files and Prep Builder to easily perform data preparation and handling, as well as complex joins, spatial joins, unions, and data blending tasks using practical examples. You'll also get to grips with executing data densification and explore other expert-level examples to help you with calculations, mapping, and visual design using Tableau extensions. Later chapters will teach you all about improving dashboard performance, connecting to Tableau Server, and understanding data visualization with examples. Finally, you'll cover advanced use cases, such as self-service analysis, time series analysis, geo-spatial analysis, and how to connect Tableau to Python and R to implement programming functionalities within Tableau. By the end of this book, you'll have mastered Tableau 2023 and be able to tackle common and advanced challenges in the BI domain.What you will learn Learn about various Tableau components, such as calculated fields, table calculations, and LOD expressions Master ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) techniques using Tableau Prep Builder Explore and implement data storytelling with Python and R Understand Tableau Exchange by using accelerators, extensions, and connectors Interact with Tableau Server to understand its functionalities Study advanced visualizations and dashboard creation techniques Brush up on powerful self-service analytics, time series analytics, and geo-spatial analytics Find out why data governance matters and how to implement it Who this book is forThis book is designed for business analysts, business intelligence professionals, and data analysts who want to master Tableau to solve a range of data science and business intelligence problems. Prior exposure to Tableau will help you get to grips with the features more quickly, but it’s not a prerequisite.

Build, design, and improve advanced business intelligence solutions using Tableau’s latest features, including Tableau Prep Builder, Tableau Hyper, and Tableau ServerKey FeaturesMaster new features in Tableau 2021 to solve real-world analytics challengesPerform geo-spatial, time series, and self-service analytics using real-life examplesBuild and publish dashboards and explore storytelling using Python and R integration supportBook DescriptionTableau is one of the leading business intelligence (BI) tools that can help you solve data analysis challenges. With this book, you will master Tableau's features and offerings in various paradigms of the BI domain.Updated with fresh topics including Quick Level of Detail expressions, the newest Tableau Server features, Einstein Discovery, and more, this book covers essential Tableau concepts and advanced functionalities. Leveraging Tableau Hyper files and using Prep Builder, you’ll be able to perform data preparation and handling easily. You’ll gear up to perform complex joins, spatial joins, unions, and data blending tasks using practical examples. Next, you’ll learn how to execute data densification and further explore expert-level examples to help you with calculations, mapping, and visual design using Tableau extensions. You’ll also learn about improving dashboard performance, connecting to Tableau Server and understanding data visualization with examples. Finally, you'll cover advanced use cases such as self-service analysis, time series analysis, and geo-spatial analysis, and connect Tableau to Python and R to implement programming functionalities within it.By the end of this Tableau book, you’ll have mastered the advanced offerings of Tableau 2021 and be able to tackle common and advanced challenges in the BI domain.What you will learnGet up to speed with various Tableau componentsMaster data preparation techniques using Tableau Prep BuilderDiscover how to use Tableau to create a PowerPoint-like presentationUnderstand different Tableau visualization techniques and dashboard designsInteract with the Tableau server to understand its architecture and functionalitiesStudy advanced visualizations and dashboard creation techniquesBrush up on powerful self-service analytics, time series analytics, and geo-spatial analyticsWho this book is forThis book is designed for business analysts, business intelligence professionals and data analysts who want to master Tableau to solve a range of data science and business intelligence problems. The book is ideal if you have a good understanding of Tableau and want to take your skills to the next level.

Build, design and improve advanced business intelligence solutions using Tableau’s latest features, including Tableau Prep, Tableau Hyper, and Tableau ServerKey FeaturesMaster new features in Tableau 2019.1 to solve real-world analytics challengesPerform Geo-Spatial Analytics, Time Series Analysis, and self-service analytics using real-life examplesBuild and publish dashboards and explore storytelling using Python and MATLAB integration supportBook DescriptionTableau is one of the leading business intelligence (BI) tools used to solve BI and analytics challenges. With this book, you will master Tableau's features and offerings in various paradigms of the BI domain. This book is also the second edition of the popular Mastering Tableau series, with new features, examples, and updated code. The book covers essential Tableau concepts and its advanced functionalities. Using Tableau Hyper and Tableau Prep, you’ll be able to handle and prepare data easily. You’ll gear up to perform complex joins, spatial joins, union, and data blending tasks using practical examples. Following this, you’ll learn how to perform data densification to make displaying granular data easier. Next, you’ll explore expert-level examples to help you with advanced calculations, mapping, and visual design using various Tableau extensions. With the help of examples, you’ll also learn about improving dashboard performance, connecting Tableau Server, and understanding data visualizations. In the final chapters, you’ll cover advanced use cases such as Self-Service Analytics, Time Series Analytics, and Geo-Spatial Analytics, and learn to connect Tableau to R, Python, and MATLAB. By the end of this book, you’ll have mastered the advanced offerings of Tableau and be able to tackle common and not-so-common challenges faced in the BI domain.What you will learnGet up to speed with various Tableau componentsMaster data preparation techniques using Tableau PrepDiscover how to use Tableau to create a PowerPoint-like presentationUnderstand different Tableau visualization techniques and dashboard designsInteract with the Tableau server to understand its architecture and functionalitiesStudy advanced visualizations and dashboard creation techniquesBrush up on powerful Self-Service Analytics, Time Series Analytics, and Geo-Spatial AnalyticsWho this book is forThis book is designed for business analysts, BI professionals and data analysts who want to master Tableau to solve a range of data science and business intelligence problems. The book is ideal if you have a good understanding of Tableau and want to take your skills to the next level.