Free Book Videos—Better Analytics in Tableau 8, Part 1

 
If you display information the right way,
anybody can be an analyst.

–JOHN TUKEY
Prominent American statistician
who first used the word “software”

Part 1 Topics
      +Multi-item color encoding
      +Multi-item data labels
      +Creating sets in Tableau 8
      +Union, intersection and partial sets; using sets in calculated fields

The following videos are grouped by topic from our recent webinar, Better Analytics in Tableau 8. The work done in Tableau is also available for download (as a packaged workbook) below the relevant video. Tableau 8 is required to open the packaged workbooks on this page. The videos on this page are available to view in high-quality 1280×720 size, just click the four-arrow box in the bottom right of the video before clicking the play button.
 
 
 
Finding data in your view
Multi-item color encoding (4:14)

Download the multi-item color encoding workbook (requires Tableau 8)
 
 
 
Finding data in your view
Multi-item data labels (3:04)


Download the data labels with multi-item details workbook (requires Tableau 8)
 
 
 
Selecting data with predefined filters
Creating sets in Tableau 8 (8:45)

Download the Sets workbook used in this video and the following video (requires Tableau 8)
 
 
 
Combining sets and using them in calculated fields
Union, intersection and partial sets; using sets in calculated fields (8:48)

Download the Sets workbook used in this video and the preceding video (requires Tableau 8)
 
 
 
View Part 2 of Better Analytics in Tableau 8 videos here