Join an engaging hands-on learning environment, where you’ll learn:
Describe the history, theory, and science behind data visualization, and how all this is built into Tableau’s DNA
Engage in the data analysis process including everything from planning your line of questioning to reviewing and communicating your findings
Use some basic principles of human visual perception and cognition in your chart design
Critique charts and dashboards and offer suggestions for improvement
This course has a 50% hands-on labs to 50% lecture ratio with engaging instruction, demos, group discussions, labs, and project work.
Experienced Tableau users.
- This course leverages Tableau to develop and discuss visualizations but does not include instruction on how to use Tableau. You should be an experienced Tableau user.
- You are invited to bring three examples of visualizations you’ve created in the past. T
- Virtual Classroom Live Outline
- Introducing Visual Analytics
- What is visual analytics?
- Strengths and weaknesses of the human visual system
- Laying the Groundwork for Visual Analysis
- The analytical process
- Preparing for analysis
- Visual Mapping Techniques
- Working with human perceptual and cognitive processes
- Encoding data into visual form
- Working with color
- Solving Real-World Problems
- Getting a feel for your data
- Time series analysis
- Comparing categories and measures
- Mapping
- Communicating Your Findings
- Fine-tuning for more effective visualization
- Storytelling and guided analytics
- Dashboards
Course is based on software release: Tableau
Course notes and announcements:
This course is geared for experienced users who wish to expand their visual analysis toolbox, strengthen their analytical skills, and gain a better understanding of visualization best practices.
This course teaches you how to leverage Tableau to develop and hone your visual analytic skills. You’ll learn how to plan for elegant visual design, implement dashboards that reflect best practices, answer data questions, and how to best communicate with your intended audience.
Follow-On Courses:
Tableau Visual Analytics Intermediate (TTDTAB020)
Live Virtual:
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Our Virtual Classroom Live online training format combines premium skills development technologies and our industry-leading instructors, content, exercises and peer collaboration to ensure that you get the highest quality professional development experience possible. Gain the skills and expertise that matter from the convenience of your home, work or wherever you have an Internet connection.
Engage with your instructor and fellow students via a learning platform and course material designed to ensure a stimulating and productive skills development experience.
Choose from sessions across a variety of time zones for training options that suit your schedule. Save time, money and effort without sacrificing learning quality by accessing our expert-led online training from the convenience of your home, office or anywhere with an Internet connection.
Attend from your PC, Mac or any iOS/Android tablet or smartphone. Connect with the class through your device audio or via toll-free phone number†, depending on available technologies and your interaction preferences.
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Learn the principles and best practices in visual analytics.
