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Learning Tableau 2020 - Fourth Edition

You're reading from  Learning Tableau 2020 - Fourth Edition

Product type Book
Published in Aug 2020
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781800200364
Pages 576 pages
Edition 4th Edition
Languages
Author (1):
Joshua N. Milligan Joshua N. Milligan
Profile icon Joshua N. Milligan

Table of Contents (19) Chapters

Preface 1. Taking Off with Tableau 2. Connecting to Data in Tableau 3. Moving Beyond Basic Visualizations 4. Starting an Adventure with Calculations and Parameters 5. Leveraging Level of Detail Calculations 6. Diving Deep with Table Calculations 7. Making Visualizations That Look Great and Work Well 8. Telling a Data Story with Dashboards 9. Visual Analytics – Trends, Clustering, Distributions, and Forecasting 10. Advanced Visualizations 11. Dynamic Dashboards 12. Exploring Mapping and Advanced Geospatial Features 13. Understanding the Tableau Data Model, Joins, and Blends 14. Structuring Messy Data to Work Well in Tableau 15. Taming Data with Tableau Prep 16. Sharing Your Data Story 17. Other Books You May Enjoy
18. Index

Summary

We've covered a lot of concepts surrounding table calculations in this chapter. You now have a foundation for using the simplicity of quick table calculations and leveraging the power of advanced table calculations. We've looked at the concepts of scope and direction as they apply to table calculations that operate relative to the row and column layout of the view. We've also considered the related concepts of addressing and partitioning as they relate to table calculations that have computations fixed to certain dimensions.

The practical examples we've covered barely scratch the surface of what is possible, but should give you an idea of what can be achieved. The kinds of problems that can be solved and the diversity of questions that can be answered are almost limitless.

We'll turn our attention to some lighter topics in the next couple of chapters, looking at formatting and design, but we'll certainly see another table calculation or...

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