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Connecting Data in Tableau

via DataCamp

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Learn to connect Tableau to different data sources and prepare the data for a smooth analysis.

Great analysis begins with great data. But how do you connect Tableau to your databases and other file types, so that you can build a view and analyze your data? In this course, you'll learn how to use connectors in Tableau to create a live connection to CSV and Excel files. Through hands-on exercises, you’ll also learn how to combine multiple data tables with joins, unions, and relationships. Finally, you'll learn to manage different data properties, like renaming data fields, assigning aliases, changing data types, and changing default properties for a data field.

Online Courses

DataCamp

Connecting Data in Tableau

via DataCamp
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  • Type
    Online Courses
  • Provider
    DataCamp

Learn to connect Tableau to different data sources and prepare the data for a smooth analysis.

Great analysis begins with great data. But how do you connect Tableau to your databases and other file types, so that you can build a view and analyze your data? In this course, you'll learn how to use connectors in Tableau to create a live connection to CSV and Excel files. Through hands-on exercises, you’ll also learn how to combine multiple data tables with joins, unions, and relationships. Finally, you'll learn to manage different data properties, like renaming data fields, assigning aliases, changing data types, and changing default properties for a data field.