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Informationen zum Autor George Peck (Redondo Beach, CA) is a software trainer, consultant and developer with more than 20 years of experience in the computer industry. After more than 10 years as an internal consultant and trainer in a large corporation, George founded his own consulting and training firm, The ABLAZE Group, in 1994. He started with a large Visual Basic/Crystal Reports project for a major West Coast bank, and since then he has trained, consulted, and developed custom software for large and small clients throughout the United States and Canada. George is certified by Seagate Software as both a trainer and consultant. Seagate awarded him Training Partner of the Year for 1998-1999. Klappentext Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.Present a unified view of complex BI using the entire Tableau 8 toolkit Create and distribute dynamic, feature-rich data visualizations and highly interactive BI dashboards-quickly and easily! Tableau 8: The Official Guide provides the hands-on instruction and best practices you need to meet your business intelligence objectives and drive better decision making. Discover how to work from the Tableau GUI, load BI from disparate sources, drag and drop to analyze data, set up custom visualizations, and build robust dashboards. This practical guide shows you, step by step, how to design and publish meaningful business communications to end users across your enterprise. Navigate the Tableau user interface and data windowConnect to spreadsheets, databases, and other sourcesSelect data fields and drag them to desired screen locationsWork with pre-defined visualizations and sample workbooksDisplay background maps and perform geographic analysis Add calculated fields, graphs, charts, tables, and statisticsCombine multiple data sources into real-time dashboardsExport your visualizations to the Web or in various file formats Electronic content includes: Videos that demonstrate the techniques presented in the bookSample Tableau workbooks Inhaltsverzeichnis Ch 1. Intro to Tableau 8 Ch 2. Basic Visualization Designs Ch 3. Data Connections Details Ch 4. Top 10 Chart Types Ch 5. Interacting with the Viewer Ch 6. Tableau Maps Ch 7. Calculate Fields, Table Calculations and Statistics Ch 8. Creating Dashboards Ch 9. Distributing and Sharing Your Dashboards App. A. A Calculation Function and Operator Reference ...
