Tableau is an interactive data visualization software. Tableau Desktop software is available to faculty and students for free.
For an overview of features, visit the Tableau Desktop website.
For more training resources, check out Tableau’s on-demand videos and their Forum.
Sample data (password required) for use during the workshop
Agenda
The Basics
- What can Tableau do for you?
- How to import data
- Data interpreter: What is it and what does it do?
- How to assign an alias
- Years and other icons: What they mean and how they work
Visualizing Data: Graphs, charts, bubbles, and more
- Best visual practices
- Dimensions and measures
- Using the marks and filter cards
- Making your visual
Maps
- How to create a map
- Generated latitude/longitude
- Using the marks card with the map function
Storyboards
- How to use a storyboard to show all of your data
Tableau Public
- See visuals others have created
- How to upload your visuals to Tableau Public
Tableau Forum
- Use the Tableau Forum to find answers to questions you have