How to Interpret Data in a Tableau Visualization
To develop data visualizations and understand the basics, you need to know what to look for in data visualization. Knowing this will not only help you pass the Tableau Desktop Specialist Exam but will also help you and your end users become data fluent.
A primary data visualization key is simplifying complex data to absorbable and actionable insights. Tableau is an incredibly powerful tool for promoting data literacy when wielded appropriately.
In this chapter, we will introduce you to data visualizations in Tableau. There are many components to creating effective data visualizations and you need to be able to define those pieces to tackle the test’s second domain, that is, exploring and analyzing data. This domain accounts for 35% of the exam’s content. As we build your knowledge with the remainder of the book, fundamental building blocks of that content begin here by exploring the pieces in Tableau that drive each...
