Jumpstart Tableau: A Step-By-Step Guide to Better Data Visualization
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| Rating | : | 4.70 (567 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1484219333 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 386 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-01-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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A Pretty Good Book Michael Schulte I like this book for a quick starter guide. Three things keep me from giving it five stars:1. Different chapters use different data sources and setups, and it isn't always easy to figure out which data source and which setup is being used. I think this could be made more explicit.2. While I like the general approach, I think a short (one or two sentence) summary of the goal and reason for each chapter at the beginning would have helped me focus better. Why am I building a hierarchy? What question might I want to answer? Stuff like that would have helped.3. At times it felt too similar to the free online videos from Tableau. Amazon Customer said A superior primer or reference guide. “Jumpstart Tableau” is an excellent resource, whether as a primer or reference tool, for all skill levels from junior accountants to seasoned data analysts. The author does an excellent job in organizing the information in a simple, yet comprehensive view demonstrating to readers how to present data through visualization.If you have basic knowledge of spreadsheets, pivot tables, and charts – “Jumpstart Tableau” will help elevate your presentations to an executive level…. Reader said Disappointing. Recognizing this is a "jumpstart" book, it is so basic that I am not sure even a new Tableau user would find it very helpful. It is basically Disappointing Recognizing this is a "jumpstart" book, it is so basic that I am not sure even a new Tableau user would find it very helpful. It is basically 300+ pages of frequently repetitive screenshots and instructions describing what to do, but not why. The majority of pages have 2-3 lines of text providing some directions but minimal, if any, explanations about the action taken. I myself get irritated at readers who complain that "dummies" types of books are too simple (with the word "dummies" in the title what do you expect?), but I am not sure there is an audience for this book. Even the index is minimal--in the alphabetical listi. 00+ pages of frequently repetitive screenshots and instructions describing what to do, but not why. The majority of pages have "Disappointing" according to Reader. Recognizing this is a "jumpstart" book, it is so basic that I am not sure even a new Tableau user would find it very helpful. It is basically Disappointing Recognizing this is a "jumpstart" book, it is so basic that I am not sure even a new Tableau user would find it very helpful. It is basically 300+ pages of frequently repetitive screenshots and instructions describing what to do, but not why. The majority of pages have 2-3 lines of text providing some directions but minimal, if any, explanations about the action taken. I myself get irritated at readers who complain that "dummies" types of books are too simple (with the word "dummies" in the title what do you expect?), but I am not sure there is an audience for this book. Even the index is minimal--in the alphabetical listi. 00+ pages of frequently repetitive screenshots and instructions describing what to do, but not why. The majority of pages have 2-Disappointing Recognizing this is a "jumpstart" book, it is so basic that I am not sure even a new Tableau user would find it very helpful. It is basically 300+ pages of frequently repetitive screenshots and instructions describing what to do, but not why. The majority of pages have 2-3 lines of text providing some directions but minimal, if any, explanations about the action taken. I myself get irritated at readers who complain that "dummies" types of books are too simple (with the word "dummies" in the title what do you expect?), but I am not sure there is an audience for this book. Even the index is minimal--in the alphabetical listi. lines of text providing some directions but minimal, if any, explanations about the action taken. I myself get irritated at readers who complain that "dummies" types of books are too simple (with the word "dummies" in the title what do you expect?), but I am not sure there is an audience for this book. Even the index is minimal--in the alphabetical listi. -Disappointing Recognizing this is a "jumpstart" book, it is so basic that I am not sure even a new Tableau user would find it very helpful. It is basically 300+ pages of frequently repetitive screenshots and instructions describing what to do, but not why. The majority of pages have 2-3 lines of text providing some directions but minimal, if any, explanations about the action taken. I myself get irritated at readers who complain that "dummies" types of books are too simple (with the word "dummies" in the title what do you expect?), but I am not sure there is an audience for this book. Even the index is minimal--in the alphabetical listi. lines of text providing some directions but minimal, if any, explanations about the action taken. I myself get irritated at readers who complain that "dummies" types of books are too simple (with the word "dummies" in the title what do you expect?), but I am not sure there is an audience for this book. Even the index is minimal--in the alphabetical listi
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