Top products from r/tableau
We found 19 product mentions on r/tableau. We ranked the 12 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
1. Show Me the Numbers: Designing Tables and Graphs to Enlighten
Sentiment score: 2
Number of reviews: 3
Analytics Press
2. The Big Book of Dashboards: Visualizing Your Data Using Real-World Business Scenarios
Sentiment score: 4
Number of reviews: 3
WILEY
3. Tableau Your Data!: Fast and Easy Visual Analysis with Tableau Software
Sentiment score: 2
Number of reviews: 2
4. Storytelling with Data: A Data Visualization Guide for Business Professionals
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 2
5. Information Dashboard Design: The Effective Visual Communication of Data
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Discounted
7. Microsoft SQL Server 2012 T-SQL Fundamentals (Developer Reference)
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Microsoft Press
9. The Accidental Analyst: Show Your Data Who's Boss
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Used Book in Good Condition
I did some research a few years ago and put together a 32 page word doc with interesting facts I found. Such as...
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Why data visualization over text reports?
The human brain receives 8.75 megabits of data from the eye every second.
An average person comprehends 120 words per minute reading.
That is equivalent to 81.6 bits of data per second.
As you can see, human eyes are able to absorb and grasp information more easily through visuals and images than texts and numerical figures.
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Also put a long list of different chart types with the usage and pros/cons of each. Then the last part was basically a thought process on how to design a dashboard that is helpful but not too busy or hard to use for the common customer. Stuff like not using too many types of fonts, make sure fonts are readable, limit using a large palette of colors, avoid distracting colors, verify your tooltips are helpful or remove them and other things like that. It also has a really good checklist I found somewhere with things like this...
What questions are you trying to answer?
· Does this visualization answer all of your questions?
· Is the purpose of the visualization clearly explained in its title or surrounding text?
· Can you understand the visualization in 30 seconds or less, without additional information?
· Does your visualization include a title? Is that title simple, informative, and eye-catching?
· Does your visualization include subtitles to guide your viewers?
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I plagiarized a lot with this. But it started as a document for myself as I started down my data visualization career. Now it's used pretty extensively around my department. I really enjoyed this book and the insights that were shared in it.
https://www.amazon.com/Big-Book-Dashboards-Visualizing-Real-World/dp/1119282713
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I'm no expert (there are a lot of the books on the topic and I've read exactly one half of one of them), but I've been enjoying my time with 'The Big Book of Dashboards' by Wexler, Shaffer, and Cotgreave. They do in-depth analysis on dashboards, breaking down each piece and talking about what makes the dashboard great, and how you might be able to improve it.
I don't know that it's the best book on the market, but it has been pretty much exactly my speed as an intermediate/advanced Tableau dev who struggles with design elements more than technical elements.
Here's an "Intro to Tableau" Evernote link that has the detail below, but this is what I've put together for our teams when new folks join and want to know more about it.
http://www.evernote.com/l/AKBV30_85-ZEFbF0lNaDxgSMuG9Mq0xpmUM/
What is Tableau?
Where do I get it?
Now that I have it, how do I use it?
How do I become involved?
I want to know more
Tableau's own video tutorials are really good!
The Big Book of Dashboards (https://www.amazon.com/Big-Book-Dashboards-Visualizing-Real-World/dp/1119282713/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?keywords=big+book+of+dashboards&qid=1570551048&sprefix=big+book+of+dash&sr=8-1) gives a good idea of domain specific dashboards and best practices on dashboard creation.
I personally like Learning Tableau as a great primer and refresher on understanding how Tableau works: http://www.amazon.com/Learning-Tableau-Visualization-Business-Intelligence/dp/1784391166 -- follow along with the book where you can.
If you haven't already walk through the videos here: http://www.tableau.com/learn/training -- and by walk-through I mean use Tableau and follow along.
Visualisation in general I need to do more reading but I like:
Stephen Few : Show me the Numbers http://www.amazon.com/Show-Me-Numbers-Designing-Enlighten/dp/0970601972
Accidental Analyst: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1477432264/
There's a few more books recommended here: http://www.tableau.com/about/blog/2013/7/list-books-about-data-visualisation-24182
edit: and for blogs I currently like http://flowingdata.com/
If you want to level up your BI skills then sqlzoo.net is a great place to start.
This book is also a great reference book: https://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Server-Fundamentals-Developer-Reference/dp/0735658145
This will be your best bet. It should just ship with a license. :)
http://www.amazon.com/Tableau-Your-Data-Analysis-Software/dp/1118612043
I found this book really helpful
https://www.amazon.com/Practical-Tableau-Tutorials-Strategies-Master/dp/1491977310
I don't think that's really necessary. Take a look at other people's vizzes, take a look at what's catching on, and hang out in /r/dataisbeautiful.
I really suggest this book... it talks about how to build visualizations to efficiently tell a story: https://smile.amazon.com/Storytelling-Data-Visualization-Business-Professionals/dp/1119002257/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1537148459&sr=1-1 -- it helped me a ton to build better dashboards.
Also when you're talking about "fancying up" dashboards, it's easy to go overboard. I know that when me and my other colleagues started doing Tableau, we stuck graphs and charts on dashboards and used loud colors just because we thought it looked "cool" but they were just distractions that took away from the story you're trying to tell with the data.
Tableau for Healthcare https://www.amazon.com/dp/0692401989/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_EL7cAbC497MYB
Visual Analytics with Tableau https://www.amazon.com/dp/1119560209/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_4DkNDbP5KG45H