Advanced Tableau – Table Calculations

This course will help you create advanced metrics and visuals using Table Calculations to answer common business questions.

Identify what business scenarios table calculations can help us solve
Create % of total, running total and bump chart visuals among many others.
Use Table Calculation filters to hide data points

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Advanced Tableau – Table Calculations

Overview

Advanced Tableau – Table Calculations Overview

This course will help you solve and answer common business questions by using Table Calculations in Tableau.

With each scenario requiring a different function, you’ll learn to think on your feet and work with common problems. In total, you’ll work your way through 10 different scenarios and learn to use best practice, conditions, parameters and visual formatting to present these advanced metrics with absolute clarity.

Table Calculations form the perfect next step after Tableau Fundamentals and should be completed before Tableau Level of Detail Calculations.

Who should take this course?

This course is perfect for any analyst with a basic working knowledge of Tableau that wants to explore more advanced metrics, visuals and answer common business questions.

Advanced Tableau - Table Calculations Learning Objectives

Understand what table calculations are and what problems they can solve
Calculate table calculations to help compare values across a full visual
Learn best practice for implementing table calculations
Learn how to use table calculations filters to hide data points from visuals
Identify why Table Calculations are not ideal for Year over Year calculations
Enhance visuals with conditional formulas, parameters and formatting

Prerequisite Courses

Recommended courses to complete before taking this course.

Tableau Fundamentals

What You'll Learn

Lesson

Multimedia

Exams

Files

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Advanced Tableau – Table Calculations

Advanced Tableau – Table Calculations Overview

Who should take this course?

Advanced Tableau - Table Calculations Learning Objectives

What You'll Learn

Introduction

Full Window Table Calculations

Advanced Table Calculations

Conclusion

Qualified Assessment

This Course is Part of the Following Programs

Business Essentials Certificate

Business Intelligence Analyst Specialization

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