Master Tableau Fundamentals and get the one certification from the company that doesn't expire - this book will expedite your journey from zero to certification
Key Features
- Learn how Tableau works inside and out for beginning and intermediate uses for the application
- Be taught by a Tableau Visionary and Ambassador who convincingly passed the examination in 2021
- Understand deeply what is needed to pass a knowledge-based examination without use of tool
Book Description
The Tableau Desktop Specialist certification is fundamental for any data visualization professional who works in the field with Tableau
You'll start by understanding the exam format, Tableau basics, and best practices for preparing data for analysis and visualization. The book builds on your knowledge of advanced Tableau topics and will direct the skills taught to the domains and domain objectives outlined in Tableau Desktop Specialist Exam guide. Although the guide provides an outline and starting point to key in on what needs to be understood before the examination, we will deliver in context, so you have a strong understanding of each piece before taking the examination. In addition, you will be instructed on how to get hands on with examples, a common data source, and suggested elements
The quicker and more efficiently you understand the concepts will not only assist you in passing the examination, but will help provide the knowledge needed to work with the tool once in the workspace
By the end of this book, you'll be able to efficiently prepare for the certification exam with help of mock tests, detailed explanations, and expert advice from the author
What you will learn
- Understand how to add data to the application
- Explore data for insights in Tableau
- Discover what charts to use when visualizing for audiences
- Understand functions, calculations and the basics of parameters
- Work with dimensions, measures and their variations
- Contextualize a visualization with marks
- Share insights and editing a Tableau visualization
- Understand how to prepare for a knowledge-based examination
Who This Book Is For
If you are a data analyst, data scientist, or a person who wants to enhance their data visualization tool stack, this book is for you. This book is designed for those that have never opened the application or used it very lightly. This book would also be excellent for those that want to consider a career change working in data visualization
Table of Contents
- Tableau Desktop Specialist Certification Overview
- Data Ingestion
- How to Interpret the Data in a Tableau Visualization
- Working with dimensions, measures, and marks (oh my)
- Calculation and function syntax
- Connecting to and preparing data
- Exploring and analyzing data
- Sharing insights
- Understanding Tableau Concepts
- Preparing for a Proctored (Virtual) Examination
- Mock Tests