Tableau Specialist Certification Prep

Includes videos covering all exam guide topics, downloadable study guide, and THREE full-length practice exams!

Last updated 2022-01-10 | 4.5

- Prepare to pass the Tableau Specialist exam with the two included full-length practice tests!
- Create live data connections and data extracts. Combine data sources with joins
- blends
- and unions.
- Visualize with charts
- charts
- maps
- and text tables. Combine views in interactive dashboards and stories.

What you'll learn

Prepare to pass the Tableau Specialist exam with the two included full-length practice tests!

Create live data connections and data extracts. Combine data sources with joins

blends

and unions.

Visualize with charts

charts

maps

and text tables. Combine views in interactive dashboards and stories.

Organize your data with filters

sorts

hierarchies

groups

and sets.

Understand difference between dimensions and measures

discrete fields and continuous fields

table calculations and aggregate calculations.

Answer knowledge based theoretical questions and hands-on questions on the Tableau Specialist curriculum topics.

* Requirements

* You'll need a Windows or Mac computer where you can install a free copy of Tableau Public

Description

This course has just one goal: to prepare you to pass the Tableau Specialist exam.

In August 2021 Tableau did a major update to the exam. The exam is now administered by Pearson. The first exam has been updated to correspond to the new format and we are in the process of updating the other two exams.

The course includes

A downloadable study guide with notes and links
Information about taking the Specialist exam at home with a remote proctor
Videos covering the Specialist topic areas:
- Connecting to & Preparing
- Exploring & Analyzing Data
- Sharing Insights
- Understanding Tableau Concepts
Three self-scoring full-length practice exams with solution guide
An instructor ready to answer your questions!

Research demonstrates and top students know that the best way to prepare for a test is to take high quality practice tests. Prepare well and pass on the first try.

Listen to my students:

Joana wrote, "I wanted to thank you and congratulate you on this course. I ultimately purchased it for the exams, which I thought were the perfect way to practice, but the whole course is put together really nicely, the videos are great and they touch on all the important subjects, and the study guide was super useful. I passed the Specialist exam this Monday with 92%. Thanks again!"
And Kalyani wrote, "I just Completed your Tableau Desktop Specialist prep course on Udemy, Loved the way you teach and course structure. It helped me get certified."

Who this course is for:

Beginner data analytics students and professionals

Course content

11 sections • 54 lectures

Introduction 5 lectures

Introduction Preview 00:58

Structure of the course

Installing Tableau Public Preview 01:50

About the Tableau Specialist Exam Preview 04:53

Tableau Updates the Specialist Exam - August 2021 Preview 00:24

Review questions for Introduction

Interface Changes for Tableau 2020.2 1 lectures

Interface Changes for Tableau 2020.2 Preview 00:19

Essential Downloads: Study Guide & Data Used in the Course 1 lectures

Download the Study Guide & Data Preview 00:11

Connecting to & Preparing Data 10 lectures

Create live connections and extracts Preview 06:40

• Create a live connection to a data source

• Explain the differences between using live connections versus extracts

• Create an extract

• Save metadata properties in a . TDS

• Create a data source that uses multiple connections

Add a Join Preview 06:49

Add a Blend Preview 04:33

FAQ on Blends vs. Joins Preview 00:35

Add a Union Preview 03:39

Manage data properties Preview 05:33

• Rename a data field

• Assign an alias to a data value

• Assign a geographic role to a data field

• Change data type for a data field (number, date, string, boolean, etc.)

• Change default properties for a data field (number format, aggregation, color, date format, etc.)

Knowledge-based questions for Connecting to and Preparing Data

Hands-on questions for Connecting to & Preparing Data

Solutions for Hands-on Questions Preview 05:28

Additional Questions for Connecting to & Preparing Data Preview 00:04

Exploring & Analyzing Data 20 lectures

Create basic charts: Bar, Stacked Bar, Line & Scatter Preview 05:56

Create a bar chart
Create a line chart
Create a scatterplot
Create a stacked bar
Create a chart to show specific values (crosstab, highlight table)

Create Basic Charts - Dual & Combined Axis Preview 04:16

Create a combined axis chart
Create a dual axis chart

Create Basic Charts - Crosstab & Highlight Table Preview 02:33

Create a map using geographic data Preview 03:31

Groups, Sets, & Hierarchies Preview 05:44

Filters, Context Filters & Date Filters Preview 06:12

Sorting Preview 02:33

First Knowledge-based Review Quiz for Exploring & Analyzing Data

First Set of Hands-on Questions for Exploring and Analyzing Data

Solutions for First Set of Hands-on Questions for Exploring & Analyzing Data Preview 04:59

Reference Lines Preview 02:16

Trend Lines Preview 03:24

Table Calculations Preview 04:45

Bins & Histograms Preview 03:13

Create a calculated field Preview 05:35

Second set of Hands-on questions for Exploring and Analyzing Data

Solutions for Second Set of Hands-on Questions for Exploring & Analyzing Data Preview 05:54

Add a parameter Preview 04:05

Second Knowledge-based Review Quiz for Exploring & Analyzing Data

Additional Questions for Exploring & Analyzing Data Preview 00:03

Sharing Insights 7 lectures

Format view for presentation Preview 04:57

• Use color

• Use bolding

• Use shapes

• Change size of marks

• Select fonts

Viz Animations Preview 04:59

Create and modify a dashboard - Part 1 Preview 06:43

Create a dashboard layout
Add interactive or explanatory elements

Create and modify a dashboard - Part 2 Preview 06:01

Add dashboard actions
Modify existing dashboard layout for mobile devices

Create and modify a dashboard - Part 3 Preview 06:12

Create a story using dashboards or views
Share a twbx as a PDF
Share a twbx as an image

Review quiz for Sharing Insights

Additional Questions for Sharing Insights Preview 00:03

Understanding Tableau Concepts 5 lectures

Dimensions and measures Preview 03:43

Explain what kind of information dimensions usually contain
Explain what kind of information measures usually contain

Discrete and continuous fields Preview 04:23

Explain how discrete fields are displayed in Tableau
Explain how continuous fields are displayed in Tableau
Explain the difference between discrete date parts and continous date values in Tableau