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There are 4 modules in this course
The Data Analysis with Tableau Course will teach you how to manipulate and prepare data for analysis and reporting. You will also learn how to use the analytics features in Tableau to more effectively calculate analytics versus manual calculations. In this course, you will perform exploratory data analysis as well as create reports using descriptive statistics and visualizations.
This course is for anyone who is curious about entry-level roles that demand fundamental Tableau skills, such as business intelligence analyst or data reporting analyst roles. It is recommended (but not required) that you have some experience with Tableau Public, but even if you're new to Tableau Public, you can still be successful in this program.
By the end of the course, you will be able to:
-Apply Tableau Public techniques to manipulate and prepare data for analysis.
-Perform exploratory data analysis using Tableau and report insights using descriptive statistics and visualizations.
-Identify the benefits of the analytics feature in Tableau by utilizing this tool versus manually calculating the analytics.
Welcome to Data Analysis with Tableau, the seventh course in the Tableau Business Intelligence Analyst Professional Certificate series. In this first week, we introduce you to the Tableau Data Analysis Process framework. This comprehensive guide is essential for effectively preparing, analyzing, interpreting, and communicating data. You'll also begin learning about data exploration, which helps you dive into datasets and refine them for more insightful analysis.
Data Analysis with Tableau Course Syllabus•5 minutes
How to Be Successful in the Course•5 minutes
How to Use Discussion Forums•5 minutes
Obtain the Superstore Dataset•10 minutes
Data Analysis Process Overview•5 minutes
Data Preparation •10 minutes
Data Analysis•10 minutes
Insight Development•10 minutes
Data Storytelling•10 minutes
Importance of Data Exploration•10 minutes
Exploring Structure and Metadata•10 minutes
Relationships, Joins, and Unions•10 minutes
Organizing and Customizing Fields•10 minutes
Combining Values•10 minutes
Removing Fields and Values•10 minutes
Creating Fields•10 minutes
Week 1 Recap•10 minutes
3 assignments•Total 120 minutes
Data Analysis and Exploration•60 minutes
Practice - Data Analysis Process •30 minutes
Practice - Data Exploration•30 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 15 minutes
Get to Know Your Classmates - Meet & Greet•15 minutes
Data Preprocessing and Aggregation
Module 2•6 hours to complete
Module details
Welcome to Week 2 of Data Analysis with Tableau, where you will dive deeper into the crucial stages of data preparation. This week focuses on refining your skills in preparing data for in-depth analysis. Building upon the preprocessing concepts introduced in previous courses, you will explore advanced preprocessing techniques to enhance the quality and relevance of your data. Additionally, this week is dedicated to understanding and utilizing the powerful aggregation tools integrated within Tableau.
What's included
10 videos27 readings4 assignments
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10 videos•Total 54 minutes
Welcome to Week 2•1 minute
Data Source and Worksheet Filters•5 minutes
Context Filters•9 minutes
Creating Folders and Hierarchies•5 minutes
Drilling Down•5 minutes
Groups•7 minutes
Sets•4 minutes
Aggregate Functions in Calculated Fields•9 minutes
Quick Table Calculations•5 minutes
Table Calculations•4 minutes
27 readings•Total 180 minutes
Data Preparation Overview•10 minutes
Filtering Data in Tableau Overview•5 minutes
How to Create a Data Source Filter•10 minutes
How to Create a Worksheet Filter•5 minutes
Filter Interface with Dimensions•5 minutes
How to Filter with Dimensions•5 minutes
Filter Interface with Measures•5 minutes
How to Filter with Measures•5 minutes
Understanding Context Filters•5 minutes
How to Create a Context Filter•5 minutes
Filtering Order of Operations•10 minutes
Introduction to Combining Data •5 minutes
Using Folders in Tableau•5 minutes
Introduction to Hierarchies•5 minutes
Create a Custom Hierarchy•5 minutes
Understanding Drill-Down Reports•5 minutes
How to Drill Down in Time•5 minutes
How to Create a Custom Group•10 minutes
Introduction to Sets•5 minutes
Introduction to Aggregation•5 minutes
Aggregate Functions in Calculated Fields•10 minutes
What Are Table Calculations?•5 minutes
What Are Quick Table Calculations?•5 minutes
How to Use a Quick Table Calculation •10 minutes
What Are Grand Totals and Subtotals?•10 minutes
Adding Grand Totals and Subtotals to a Table•10 minutes
Week 2 Recap•10 minutes
4 assignments•Total 150 minutes
Data Preprocessing and Aggregation•60 minutes
Practice - Data Filtering•30 minutes
Practice - Combining Data•30 minutes
Practice - Data Aggregation•30 minutes
Introduction to Statistical Analysis
Module 3•6 hours to complete
Module details
Welcome to the third week of Data Analysis with Tableau! This week, you will engage with external modules to deepen your understanding of data distributions and variation for data comparisons. You'll explore fundamental statistical concepts including mean, variance, standard deviation, as well as frequency and population distributions, continuous distributions, hypothesis testing, and confidence intervals. After completing the external modules, you will learn how to create and interpret histograms and box plots in Tableau, turning your newly acquired statistical knowledge into valuable visualizations. By the end of this module, you will not only comprehend the underlying principles of statistical analysis but also be adept at visually representing statistical data.
What's included
3 videos11 readings4 assignments
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3 videos•Total 26 minutes
Welcome to Week 3•2 minutes
Histograms•11 minutes
Box Plots•13 minutes
11 readings•Total 180 minutes
Intro to Statistical Analysis•10 minutes
External Module: Data Distributions•45 minutes
External Module: Variation for Data Comparisons•45 minutes
Statistics Cheat Sheet•10 minutes
Histograms•10 minutes
How to Build a Histogram•10 minutes
Histogram Design•10 minutes
Box Plots•10 minutes
How to Build a Box Plot•10 minutes
Box Plot Design•10 minutes
Week 3 Recap•10 minutes
4 assignments•Total 150 minutes
Statistical Analysis •60 minutes
Statistical Analysis •30 minutes
Histograms•30 minutes
Box Plots•30 minutes
Introduction to Predictive Analytics
Module 4•9 hours to complete
Module details
Welcome to the fourth and final week of Data Analysis with Tableau! This week begins with an external module on correlation and regression, which are key for understanding predictive trends. You'll then apply these concepts in Tableau by creating and interpreting scatter plots and enhancing visualizations with reference lines, bands, and trend lines. The week culminates in a comprehensive project using the Superstore dataset, where you'll apply not only predictive analytics techniques but also integrate concepts learned in previous weeks.
What's included
3 videos19 readings6 assignments
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3 videos•Total 14 minutes
Welcome to Week 4 •1 minute
Scatter Plots, Trend Lines, and Custom Analytics•12 minutes
Congratulations•1 minute
19 readings•Total 145 minutes
Intro to Predictive Analytics•10 minutes
External Module: Correlation and Regression•10 minutes
Understanding Scatter Plots•10 minutes
How to Build a Scatter Plot•5 minutes
Scatter Plot Design•5 minutes
Intro to Custom Analytics•10 minutes
Understanding Reference Lines•5 minutes
How to Add a Reference Line•5 minutes
Understanding Reference Bands•5 minutes
How to Add a Reference Band•5 minutes
Understanding Distribution Bands•5 minutes
How to Add Distribution Bands•5 minutes
What Are Trend Lines? •10 minutes
Trend Lines, Correlation, and Regression•10 minutes
How to Create a Trend Line•5 minutes
Forecasting•10 minutes
How to Add a Forecast•10 minutes
Week 4 Recap•10 minutes
Project Overview•10 minutes
6 assignments•Total 365 minutes
Predictive Analytics•60 minutes
Prepare and Analyze the Superstore Dataset•180 minutes
Practice - Predictive Analytics•30 minutes
Practice - Scatter Plots•30 minutes
Practice - Custom Analytics•35 minutes
Practice - Trend Lines and Forecasts•30 minutes
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