Practical Tableau: 100 Tips, Tutorials, and Strategies from a Tableau Zen Master

Whether you have some experience with Tableau software or are just getting started, this manual goes beyond the basics to help you build compelling, interactive data visualization applications. Author Ryan Sleeper, one of the world’s most qualified Tableau consultants, complements his web posts and instructional videos with this guide to give you a firm understanding of how to use Tableau to find valuable insights in data.

Over five sections, Sleeper—recognized as a Tableau Zen Master, Tableau Public Visualization of the Year author, and Tableau Iron Viz Champion—provides visualization tips, tutorials, and strategies to help you avoid the pitfalls and take your Tableau knowledge to the next level.

Practical Tableau sections include:

• Fundamentals: get started with Tableau from the beginning
• Chart types: use step-by-step tutorials to build a variety of charts in Tableau
• Tips and tricks: learn innovative uses of parameters, color theory, how to make your Tableau workbooks run efficiently, and more
• Framework: explore the INSIGHT framework, a proprietary process for building Tableau dashboards
• Storytelling: learn tangible tactics for storytelling with data, including specific and actionable tips you can implement immediately

• Mastering Tableau 2019.1: An expert guide to implementing advanced business intelligence and analytics with Tableau 2019.1, 2nd Edition
• Learning Tableau 2019: Tools for Business Intelligence, data prep, and visual analytics, 3rd Edition
• The Truthful Art: Data, Charts, and Maps for Communication (Voices That Matter)
• The Big Book of Dashboards: Visualizing Your Data Using Real-World Business Scenarios
• Communicating Data with Tableau: Designing, Developing, and Delivering Data Visualizations
• Show Me the Numbers: Designing Tables and Graphs to Enlighten
• Storytelling with Data: Let's Practice!
• Storytelling with Data: A Data Visualization Guide for Business Professionals
• Tableau For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/tech))
• Visual Analytics with Tableau