Tableau Desktop Pocket Reference: Essential Features, Syntax, and Data Visualizations

In a crowded field of data visualization and analytics tools, Tableau Desktop has emerged as the clear leader. This is partly due to its ease of use, but once you dive into Tableau's extensive feature set, you'll understand just how powerful and flexible this software can be for your business or organization.

With this handy pocket reference, author Ryan Sleeper (Innovative Tableau) shows you how to translate the vast amounts of data into useful information. Tableau has done an amazing job of making valuable insights accessible to analysts and executives who would otherwise need to rely on IT. This book quickly guides you through Tableau Desktop's learning curve.

You'll learn:

• How to shape data for use with Tableau Desktop
• How to create the most effective chart types
• Core concepts including discrete versus continuous
• Must-know technical features including filters, parameters, and sets
• Key syntax for creating the most useful analyses
• How to bring it all together with dashboards

And more!

在眾多的數據可視化和分析工具中，Tableau Desktop已經成為明顯的領導者。這部分是由於它的易用性，但一旦你深入研究Tableau的廣泛功能，你就會明白這個軟體對於你的企業或組織來說有多麼強大和靈活。

在這本方便的口袋參考書中，作者Ryan Sleeper（《創新的Tableau》）向你展示如何將大量的數據轉化為有用的信息。Tableau在使有價值的洞察力對分析師和高管可用方面做得非常出色，否則他們將需要依賴IT。這本書快速引導你通過Tableau Desktop的學習曲線。

你將學到：

- 如何為Tableau Desktop準備數據
- 如何創建最有效的圖表類型
- 包括離散和連續的核心概念
- 必須了解的技術功能，包括過濾器、參數和集合
- 創建最有用分析的關鍵語法
- 如何通過儀表板將所有內容結合起來

還有更多！

Ryan Sleeper is the founder and principal at Playfair Data and has consulted with many of the world's best-known brands. He is author of the books, Practical Tableau (O'Reilly 2018) and Innovative Tableau (O'Reilly 2020), and has shared his data visualization strategies worldwide, including speaking engagements in London, Tokyo, Toronto, and Singapore. Ryan's work in Tableau has earned him the titles of Tableau Zen Master, Tableau Global Iron Viz Champion, and Tableau Public Visualization of the Year author.

Ryan Sleeper是Playfair Data的創始人和負責人，曾與許多世界知名品牌合作。他是《Practical Tableau》（O'Reilly 2018）和《Innovative Tableau》（O'Reilly 2020）的作者，並在倫敦、東京、多倫多和新加坡等地分享他的數據可視化策略。Ryan在Tableau方面的工作使他獲得了Tableau Zen Master、Tableau Global Iron Viz Champion和Tableau Public Visualization of the Year的稱號。