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Tableau DS Cert Topics Kramlist

My Gist Udemy Course Packt Book
My Tablo Learn Gist Udemy Cert Prep Packt Tablo Book

Skills Measured

Connecting to & Preparing Data ( Packt chapter 2 )

  • Create and save data connection
  • Create a live connection to a data source
  • Explain the differences between using live connections versus extracts
  • Create an extract
  • Save metadata properties in a . TDS
  • Modify data connections
  • Add a join
  • Add a blend
  • Add a union
  • Manage data properties
  • Rename a data field
  • Assign an alias to a data value
  • Assign a geographic role to a data field
  • Change data type for a data field (number, date, string, Boolean, etc.)
  • Change default properties for a data field (number format, aggregation, color, date format, etc... )

Exploring & Analyzing Data ( Packt chapter 3 )

  • Create basic charts
  • Create a bar chart
  • Create a line chart
  • Create a scatterplot
  • Create a map using geographic data
  • Create a combined axis chart
  • Create a dual axis chart
  • Create a stacked bar
  • Create a chart to show specific values (crosstab, highlight table)
  • Organize data and apply filters
  • Create a visual group
  • Create a group using labels
  • Create a set
  • Organize dimensions into a hierarchy
  • Add a filter to the view
  • Add a context filter
  • Add a date filter
  • Apply analytics to a worksheet
  • Add a manual or a computed sort
  • Add a reference line or trend line
  • Use a table calculation
  • Use bins and histograms
  • Create a calculated field (e.g. string, date, simple arithmetic)
  • Add a parameter

Sharing Insights

  • Format view for presentation
  • Use color
  • Use bolding
  • Use shapes
  • Use viz animations
  • Change size of marks
  • Select fonts
  • Create and modify a dashboard
  • Create a dashboard layout
  • Add interactive or explanatory elements
  • Add dashboard actions
  • Modify existing dashboard layout for mobile devices
  • Create a story using dashboards or views
  • Share a twbx as a PDF
  • Share a twbx as an image

Understanding Tableau Concepts

  • Dimensions and measures
  • Explain what kind of information dimensions usually contain
  • Explain what kind of information measures usually contain
  • Discrete and continuous fields
  • Explain how discrete fields are displayed in Tableau
  • Explain how continuous fields are displayed in Tableau
  • Explain the difference between discrete date parts and continuous date values in Tableau
  • Aggregation
  • Explain why Tableau aggregates measures
  • Describe how an aggregated measure changes when dimensions are added to the view
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