Data Visualization with Tableau Online Course

Data Visualization with Tableau Online Course

About the Course

Tableau is one of the most rapidly advancing tools in the field of Business Intelligence (BI) and data visualization. With its powerful capabilities, Tableau transforms raw data into compelling, interactive visual stories—enabling users to communicate complex insights with clarity and impact.

This course offers a comprehensive introduction to data visualization using Tableau, starting with core concepts and gradually progressing to advanced techniques. You’ll explore essential topics such as:

• Basic and advanced calculations
• Integrating Tableau with R
• Building and formatting sophisticated visualizations
• Utilizing row-level, aggregate-level, and other advanced calculations
• Designing intuitive, interactive dashboards

As big data continues to shape industries and drive decision-making, mastering tools like Tableau is more important than ever. Through hands-on examples and real-world applications, this course will show you how to unlock the full potential of Tableau to solve analytical challenges creatively and effectively.

By the end of the course, you will:

• Gain a strong understanding of Tableau's features and capabilities
• Be able to design impactful dashboards and data visualizations
• Be prepared for success in a Data Analyst or BI role, using Tableau as your core tool 

Who should take this Course?

The Data Visualization with Tableau Online Course is ideal for data analysts, business intelligence professionals, researchers, and students who want to create interactive and insightful visualizations using Tableau. It’s also suitable for professionals in finance, marketing, operations, and other data-driven roles seeking to enhance their reporting and data storytelling skills. No prior experience with Tableau is required, but a basic understanding of data analysis and Excel is helpful for effective learning.

Course Curriculum

Introduction to Data Visualization and Tableau

• The Course Overview
• What Is Data Visualization?
• Why Visualize Data?
• Leading Data Visualization Tools
• Introduction to Tableau
• Tableau Products Suite
• Tableau File Types

Connecting to Data Sources

• Working on Excel Data
• Connecting to a Text Data Source
• Handling R Data
• Connecting to MS Access Database

Creating Basic Charts and Graphs

• Creating a Pie Chart
• Creating a Bar Chart
• Creating a Line Graph
• Discovering Scatter Plot

Data Management

• Handling Filter Data
• Discovering Context Filter
• Implementing Sorting
• Nested Sort
• Understanding Grouping of Data
• Manipulating Sets
• Creating Parameters

Working with Dates

• Discrete and Continuous

Table Calculation

• Percent of Total
• Running Total Calculations
• Computing "Rank"
• Moving Average
• Computing "Year on Year Growth"

Advanced Chart

• Combination Chart
• Dual Axis Chart
• Heat Map
• Tree Map
• Box Plot
• KPI Chart
• Waterfall Chart
• Bump Chart
• Level of Details (LOD)

Integrating R

• Linear Regression
• Performing "Market Basket Analysis" in Tableau
• K-means Clustering

Dashboards

• Building an Interactive Dashboard
• Best Practices for Effective Das