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Communicating Data with Tableau - by Ben Jones (Paperback)

Name: Communicating Data with Tableau - by Ben Jones (Paperback)
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Go beyond spreadsheets and tables and design a data presentation that really makes an impact.
About the Author: Ben Jones is an award winning Tableau Public author, and is also the Tableau Public product marketing manager at Tableau Software in Seattle, WA.
332 Pages
Computers, Data Science

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About the Book

"Designing, developing, and delivering data visualizations"--Cover.

Book Synopsis

Go beyond spreadsheets and tables and design a data presentation that really makes an impact. This practical guide shows you how to use Tableau Software to convert raw data into compelling data visualizations that provide insight or allow viewers to explore the data for themselves.

Ideal for analysts, engineers, marketers, journalists, and researchers, this book describes the principles of communicating data and takes you on an in-depth tour of common visualization methods. You'll learn how to craft articulate and creative data visualizations with Tableau Desktop 8.1 and Tableau Public 8.1.

Present comparisons of how much and how many
Use blended data sources to create ratios and rates
Create charts to depict proportions and percentages
Visualize measures of mean, median, and mode
Lean how to deal with variation and uncertainty
Communicate multiple quantities in the same view
Show how quantities and events change over time
Use maps to communicate positional data
Build dashboards to combine several visualizations

About the Author

Ben Jones is an award winning Tableau Public author, and is also the Tableau Public product marketing manager at Tableau Software in Seattle, WA. With over 12 years of experience as an engineer, Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt and Business Analytics manager for a Fortune 500 company, Ben worked on data-driven projects for every department, from facilities to finance.

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Dimensions (Overall): 9.24 Inches (H) x 5.65 Inches (W) x .48 Inches (D)

Weight: 1.02 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 332

Genre: Computers

Sub-Genre: Data Science

Publisher: O'Reilly Media

Theme: Data Modeling & Design

Format: Paperback

Author: Ben Jones

Language: English

Street Date: July 29, 2014

TCIN: 82945134

UPC: 9781449372026

Item Number (DPCI): 247-10-2954

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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