Leverage the power of visualization in business intelligence and data science to make quicker
and better decisions. Use statistics and data mining to make compelling and interactive
dashboards. This book will help those familiar with Tableau software chart their journey to
being a visualization expert. Pro Tableau demonstrates the power of visual analytics and
teaches you how to: Connect to various data sources such as spreadsheets text files
relational databases (Microsoft SQL Server MySQL etc.) non-relational databases (NoSQL such
as MongoDB Cassandra) R data files etc. Write your own custom SQL etc. Perform statistical
analysis in Tableau using R Use a multitude of charts (pie bar stacked bar line scatter
plots dual axis histograms heat maps tree maps highlight tables box and whisker etc.)
What you'll learn Connect to various data sources such as relational databases (Microsoft SQL
Server MySQL) non-relational databases (NoSQL such as MongoDB Cassandra) write your own
custom SQL join and blend data sources etc. Leverage table calculations (moving average year
over year growth LOD (Level of Detail) etc. Integrate Tableau with R Tell a compelling story
with data by creating highly interactive dashboards Who this book is for All levels of IT
professionals from executives responsible for determining IT strategies to systems
administrators to data analysts to decision makers responsible for driving strategic
initiatives etc. The book will help those familiar with Tableau software chart their journey
to a visualization expert.
