By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
- Understand the purpose of Tableau as a data visualization tool.
- Analyze and explore data visualizations created by others.
- Create basic visualizations by applying data to a graph in Tableau.
Tableau is: a powerful data visualization tool used to create interactive and shareable dashboards.
Tableau helps in transforming raw data into meaningful insights through visual representation.
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Explore Tableau. This will give you some experience for future employers. Some employers use Tableau, some PowerBI or even Access.
For a grade, please create a graph using 'Tableau Project Student' steps. Also, write up a page on this:
Why do you think these visualizations are effective? What makes them stand out?
How could these visualizations influence decision-making or problem-solving?
Conclusion should include: Potential use cases: Discuss how each visualization could be used in real-world scenarios (business decisions, policy making, etc.).
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https://www.tableau.com/products/tableau#content-551774 Watch the video.
https://public.tableau.com/app/discover Explore ‘Trending’ tableaus created by others. Explain why was it created, what was it used for (potentially used for), what kind of data was collected.
Now, let’s apply data to a graph.
First download Tableau on your computer. https://public.tableau.com/app/discover ‘Download Tableau Desktop Public Edition’
Pull a data set (I prefer xls which is Excel). https://public.tableau.com/app/learn/sample-data
After downloading Tableau and a data file. Open Tableau.
Click on ‘Go to Worksheet’ and create a graph of your choice with the data of your choice.
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