Tableau Desktop Specialist Certification Guide

Tableau Desktop Specialist Certification Exam Subjects Covered in Detail! + Real World Case Study & 2 Practice Tests

What you'll learn
Connecting to Data in Tableau
Preparing Data in Tableau
Joins, Unions & Data Blending
Analyzing Data in Tableau
Basic Visualizations
Customizing Visualizations
Managing Data Properties
Combined vs. Dual Axis Bar Chart
Stacked Bar Chart
Histogram & Bins
Groups vs. Sets
Trend Lines
Tableau Calculations
Sharing Insights
Building Dashboards
Building Stories
Creating Interactive Dashboards
Dimensions vs. Measures
Continuous vs. Discrete
Using Tableau in a Time Effective Manner
Exam Walkthrough
Bonus: How to grow your analytics career advice
Requirements
Have computer compatible with Tableau
Description
Are you planning on taking the Desktop Specialist Certification Exam soon?In this course we will work through all the concepts covered in the Desktop Specialist Certification Exam plus we will apply these concepts to a case study. By the end of the course you will be taught each concept and also tested as there are quizzes after each section and a practice test modeled after the real exam. Applying the concepts in a case study will really hammer home the concepts… It’s much easier to remember something you’ve done than something you’ve just passively watched someone else do!Use Tableau to Analyze and Visualize Sales Data To Develop Actionable InsightsVisualizing current and historical sales data can result in huge insights that aren’treadily apparent in the day to day grind. The right visualizations help quickly identify trends andoutliers (positive or negative), which help to adjust course for more profitable sales & marketingas well as a more efficient and informed supply chain.Contents and OverviewThroughout this course we will work through a sample consulting engagement where the client wants us to conduct a data discovery on their sales data. They need help planning for the upcoming year both in their marketing department and also their supply chain. We will use their raw sales data to come up with insights for both teams.This project will focus our approach to Tableau forcing us to learn the basics while solving a real world business problem. My hope is that you’ll feel like you’re learning a new problem solving tool not just a series of functions in a software interface. The course structure is modeled after the Tableau Certification Exam Guide and broken down into the following sections:IntroductionConnecting To & Preparing DataExploring & Analyzing DataUnderstanding Tableau ConceptsConclusion

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Welcome!

Lecture 2 Introduction to the Exam Guide

Lecture 3 Tableau Desktop vs. Tableau Public

Lecture 4 Tutorial Data Source

Lecture 5 Download Tableau Public

Lecture 6 Update on Udemy Review

Lecture 7 Case Study Data Source

Lecture 8 Setting the Expectation

Lecture 9 Additional Free Tableau Related Content

Section 2: Connecting to & Preparing Data

Lecture 10 Section Introduction

Lecture 11 Connection Screen

Lecture 12 Extract vs. Live Connection (Desktop Only)

Lecture 13 Join, Union & Data Blending

Lecture 14 Manage Data Properties

Lecture 15 Case Study Part 1

Section 3: Exploring & Analyzing Data

Lecture 16 Section Introduction

Lecture 17 Basic Visualizations

Lecture 18 Customizing Visualizations (Featuring a Scatter Plot)

Lecture 19 Combined vs. Dual Axis Chart

Lecture 20 Stacked Bar Chart

Lecture 21 Cross and Highlight Tables

Lecture 22 Groups vs. Sets

Lecture 23 Filters Walkthrough, Context Filters & Data Filters

Lecture 24 Manual and Computed Sorts

Lecture 25 Trend Lines

Lecture 26 Table Calculations

Lecture 27 Histogram and Bins

Lecture 28 Calculated Fields

Lecture 29 Parameters

Lecture 30 Case Study Part 2

Section 4: Sharing Insights

Lecture 31 Section Introduction

Lecture 32 Formatting

Lecture 33 Creating a Dashboard

Lecture 34 Actions

Lecture 35 Creating a Story

Lecture 36 Save a twbx File (Tableau Desktop Only)

Lecture 37 Case Study Part 3

Section 5: Understanding Tableau Concepts

Lecture 38 Section Introduction

Lecture 39 Measure vs. Dimension

Lecture 40 Continuous vs. Discrete

Lecture 41 Aggregation

Lecture 42 Timeliness + Quiz Data Sources

Lecture 43 Timeliness Quiz Answers

Section 6: Conclusion

Lecture 44 Section Introduction + Practice Exam Data Sources

Lecture 45 Tactical Advice for Exam Day

Lecture 46 Bonus Material: How to Land a Tableau Job

Lecture 47 Bonus Material: Interview with a Tableau Expert

Lecture 48 Bonus Material: Interview with the Founders of #SportVizSunday

Those who plan on taking the Desktop Specialist Certification Exam soon