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This Beginner Tableau Course expands on the basics, teaching essential visualization techniques, formulas, maps, and dashboards.
Gain the confidence to solve real-world problems and impress employers with clear, professional data insights.
Visualization Techniques – Grouping, sorting, aggregation, scatter plots, and dual axis charts.
Data Insights – Build hierarchies, apply formulas, and use filtering to uncover patterns.
Interactive Dashboards – Design, format, and add maps and density plots for real-world problem solving.
Grouping and Sorting, Aggregation and Animation, Scatter Plots and Filtering
Learning to aggregate and filter data is one of the most important steps
in creating clear, meaningful visualizations.
You’ll discover how to group data,
apply filters, and highlight insights effectively.
Hierarchies and Formulas, Measures and Dual Axis, Formatting and Totals
To take your analysis further, you’ll learn how to use formulas
and add totals that make your dashboards more insightful.
These tools help you calculate, compare, and present data clearly.
Maps and Density Plots, Dashboard Development and Dashboard Filtering
Finally, you’ll learn to build maps and dashboards that bring all your skills together. These tools let you create interactive, real-world solutions that communicate insights effectively.
Beginner Introduction
03_01_Welcome to the Beginner Section
03_03_Loading the Data (Attachment)
03_04_Splitting, Renaming Fields, Data Type Changes
03_05_Live vs Extract Connections
03_06_Saving your file to Tableau Public and Downloading it Again (Links)
QUIZ: Difference Between Live and Extract Connections in Tableau
03_07_Grouping and Aliases
03_08_Sorting - Manual - Alphabetical - Field
03_09_Aggregates - Count, Min, Max, Average, Median, Distinct Count on String
03_10_Crosstabs, Heat Maps and Totals
QUIZ: Advantage of Heat Maps in Tableau
03_11_Getting Started with Filters - Keep Only and Exclude
03_12_Filtering with a Field thats not in the Visualization
03_13_Filtering Discrete Dates - Right Click Drag Method
03_14_Filtering Continuous Dates
03_15_Relative Date Filtering
03_16_Filtering Measures - Aggregate vs Row Level Filtering
03_17_Pre-Filtering and Computational Efficiency Considerations
03_18_Displaying Filtering Controls - Best Practices for Keeping your Workbook Clean
03_19_Filtering Strings - Different Filtering Display Options and Examples
03_20_Relevant Filtering
QUIZ: The Importance of Filtering Data in Tableau
03_21_Hierarchies - Bonus Map Hierarchy Demo
03_22_Dual Axis 3 Examples - Basic 2 line, Running Total combo chart, Moving average synchronized axis
03_23_Measure Name and Values - Different Arrangements - Crosstab - Line - Bar
03_24_Getting Started with Formulas - ZN Function for Nulls
03_25_Arithmetic Functions
03_26_Scatter Plots - 3 Ways
QUIZ: When to Use Scatter Plots in Tableau
03_27_Number Formatting and Default Formatting
03_28_Setting up your Regions Correctly for Map Visualizations
03_29_Getting Started with Maps - Dots and Boundarys plus basic formatting
03_30_Map Terrain Formatting Options
03_31_Density Plots
QUIZ: Difference Between a Standard Map and a Density Plot in Tableau
03_32_Dashboard Actions - Example 1
03_33_Dashboard Actions - Example 2
03_34_Dashboard Actions - Example 3
03_35_Adding Filters to Dashboards
03_36_Applying Filters to Multiple Sheets in a Dashboard
QUIZ: The Importance of Adding Filters to Dashboards in Tableau
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AMAZING TEACHER
I love your course and could listen for hours. You distill valuable advice clearly. Found you on YouTube while struggling with LOD expressions; examples helped immensely. Grateful for accessible pricing and free content—your teaching is engaging and generous.
Emeline Courcelle
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GAME-CHANGING COURSE FOR FIRST-TIME TABLEAU USERS
This course is a must for first-time Tableau users intimidated by data. Jed simplifies Tableau with step-by-step guidance: setup, import data, navigate the UI, and create visualizations. Clear, encouraging teaching—confidence transformed and ready to build. Thanks for making Tableau accessible.
Adam Lockwood
“EXCELLENT COURSE
Jellyman is an excellent teacher! His content is interesting, applicable and well-explained.
He has clearly thought about the way people absorb information and doesn't gloss over any assumed knowledge like many other courses do. He has taken the time to go through methods & concepts step by step so it's almost impossible not to learn!
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Elizabeth Deterding
“AMAZING COURSE
The course is great! Feels like studying with a friend :) Everything is explained very easily and I am looking forward to the next one!
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Anastasiia Larina
“BEST TABLEAU TRAINING EVER
Totally clear and very well explained with a bunch of examples. All sensible topics – LOD, Actions and Calculated Fields are tackled.
Big Thank You!
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Nicolaie Cozma
“I LOVE LEARNING TABLEAU WITH JED
The best teacher of Tableau I have ever found! I would love to meet Jed someday in real life. I like his sense of humor and the way he explains everything.
Jed much thanx for this course.
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Emilia B Korycka
“JOINS WERE HOLDING ME BACK
Great – this was holding me back but not any more
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Brian Sundermeijer
“STILL LEARNING THINGS
I was wondering why we were just now covering joins when it's something I felt essential enough to be a beginner subject. Then you delved into joins versus relationships versus blends and it became much clearer – this was more complex than an entry level subject.
Great explanations all around and I have a better understanding of when to use which tool.
Update: Just finished LODs. Mind continues to be blown! Can't recommend this course enough.
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Bryan Nylander
“ONE OF THE BEST EDUCATORS ON PLANET TABLEAU
Jellyman is a fantastic teacher! His lessons are unlike others to say the least!!!
Hats off to his engineering personality and his koool sense of humour (A bit of contradiction there but definitely works like magic on our memory capacity to retain his fun lessons :)
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Take this course even if you think you're an expert in Tableau
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Kamirah Martin
No you don't! I designed it with Tableau Public Free Edition in mind. For places where I demonstrate capabilities in the Paid Version, I simply showcase it. But you don't need to repeat to proceed.
No, you don’t. Tableau’s drag-and-drop interface makes it accessible for complete beginners. You’ll learn how to explore and visualize data without needing coding knowledge.
Tableau connects to a wide variety of sources: Excel, CSV files, Google Sheets, SQL databases, and cloud platforms. This flexibility lets you practice with almost any dataset you have.
- Public – Free version, but your dashboards are saved online for anyone to view.
- Desktop – Paid professional version with full features and the ability to save locally.
- Online/Server – For sharing and collaboration with teams or organizations.
Not at all. Tableau automatically handles most calculations like sums, averages, and percentages. Having basic math knowledge helps, but the software does the heavy lifting.
Yes. Tableau can manage millions of rows of data, though performance may depend on your system and connection type. Beginners typically start with smaller Excel or CSV datasets before scaling up.
This is where your journey begins here at Jellyman Education. You'll get a quick feel for what Tableau is and why it's such an amazing tool.
Now that you've made it through the "Getting Started with Tableau" course, it's time to get stuck into the real training! Here you'll learn a strong foundation of tools used throughout Tableau that prepares you perfectly for the future.
Now it's getting really good! Intermediate covers everything from Data Cleansing, Project Management, Data Structure, Quick Table Calc's, Advanced Filtering and Advanced Maps. You'll be the star of the show with these skills!
You're now delving into some of the highest and most complex operations you'll find in Tableau. LOD's, Joins, Unions, Big Data, Blending, Parameters, Sets, Advanced Dashboards and Custom Visualizations. WOW INDEED!!!!
Now it's getting really fun. Think of Tableau Cloud as the digital cafe where you and your friends meet up to share stories, information, dashboards, data, results and more. It's the future of Data Sharing in the Industry today.
With Visualizations through Tableau Desktop and data sharing through Tableau Online, it's time to tackle Advanced Data Cleansing using Tableau Prep. This is one of the most enjoyable tools you'll find especially if you clean data all day long!
Master the essentials of data analysis with SQL, ChatGPT, AI-powered SQL, and project management. Gain practical skills to solve real problems and boost your career as a data analyst.
Perfect for job seekers and freelancers—these Tableau projects help you build a standout portfolio on Tableau Public. Showcase your data skills, design thinking, and storytelling in real-world scenarios that make sharing and impressing easy.
Learn how to land your dream data analyst job with a proven system: avoid common mistakes, craft powerful applications, ace interviews and testing, and turn rejection into growth. Build confidence, skills, and a portfolio that gets you hired.
