Isaac

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Isaac Pato

Data Science / Quality Engineer @Cirium

Course overview

In this course, you’ll learn how to connect Tableau to multiple data sources such as text files, csv files, or Excel workbooks. You’ll also learn to import and connect datasets from multiple sources by building complete data models and configuring relationships and joins. Finally, you’ll learn how to clean and filter your data by hiding unnecessary fields and using only the data you need.

Best of all, you’ll learn by doing — you’ll practice and get feedback directly in the browser.

Key skills

  • Introductory knowledge of Tableau data preparation
  • Importing data from multiple sources into Tableau
  • Connecting various data tables using relationships and joins
  • Cleaning and filtering data imported into Tableau

Course outline

Data Preparation in Tableau [6 lessons]

Connect to a Data Source 1h

Lesson Objectives
  • Add and delete Tableau data connections
  • Inspect the data tables in a connected data source

Import Data into Your Tableau Canvas 1h

Lesson Objectives
  • Learn how to import data tables into the Tableau Canvas
  • The differences between relationships and joins, and when to use each one
  • How to build a schema by importing tables from a connected data source

Define Relationships Between Tables 1h

Lesson Objectives
  • Define and set up relationships between logical tables
  • Identify the differences between relationships and direct joins between tables
  • Specify performance options in relationships, specifically cardinality and referential integrity

Extend and Complete Your Data Model 1h

Lesson Objectives
  • Connect multiple tables to complete the data model
  • Inspect and validate the data model
  • Fine-tune the performance of the data model

Clean and Filter Imported Data in Tableau 1h

Lesson Objectives
  • Set filters at the data source level
  • Hide unnecessary fields in a data schema
  • Modify data types incorrectly interpreted by Tableau

Guided Project — Data Prep in Tableau 1h

Lesson Objectives
  • Connect to an Excel file containing three tables on website usage
  • Import the three tables into a data model in Tableau
  • Configure the relationships between the three tables in Tableau

Projects in this course

Guided Project — Data Prep in Tableau

Guided Project — Data Prep in Tableau

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Challenge yourself with exercises

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Work with real data from day one with interactive lessons and hands-on exercises.

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