Tableau: Introduction to data visualization and technical fundamentals

Introduction

What this guide covers

A rigorous analysis of visual perception theory, the semantics of the VizQL query engine, the continuous-discrete variable dichotomy, and the analytical algebra behind dashboard design.

Overview

Topics covered

• Introduction
• Fundamentals and Semantics of Analytical Visualization in Tableau
• 1. Visual Perception Theory and Scientific Foundations
• The Graphic Semiotics of Jacques Bertin
• Preattentive Attributes: Low Level Visual Processing
• Gestalt Principles Applied to Board Design

Related concepts

Main connections

• SQL & relational data modeling
• Mean & expected value
• Variance & standard deviation
• Quantiles & percentiles
• Supervised machine learning
• Linear algebra & matrices

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