Hannah Nguyen Tableau 2 Project Overview

Introduction to Tableau 2 Project:


This last project of the semester, which was a Tableau project in spring 2024, is called the Tableau 2 Project. This application is used to help analyze data and create visualizations to help better understand datasets. This project, compared to the first Tableau project, does not have aid in completing it, so this project strives for a complete understanding of the application to complete the project.

The overall goal of the project was to be able to analyze the dataset that was given using the Tableau application. While using the complete correct processes to meet all the criteria of the project without any guidance from tutorials like the first Tableau project. The criteria goal was to make it look different from the first project and be able to create 4 sheets using all different charts and graphs, a dashboard, a story with 5 panels, maps, captions, textboxes, fonts, colors, filters, and different measures. At the end, a Word document explains the project and what was done.

The project is meant to allow students to demonstrate their understanding of the application. While being able to explain the data in a cohesive way.


Detailed Tableau Skills and Techniques used:



  • Importing data
  • Creating new sheets and naming them
  • Dragging information to the column and row area in order to analyze the information
  • Adding filters to help develop the information better, which shows up on the right side of the screen view
  • Adding color to the cards in order to differentiate the information
  • Tooltip to help change the information that was displayed
  • Changing the Measures so that the information makes sense, sum to ratio, etc
  • Creating a Map to allow information to be displayed in a different way, especially by region
  • Changing color of the different regions depending of the profits
  • Duplicating tabs
  • Saving information as Packaged Tableau workbook so that information can be displayed correctly
  • Understanding of how to filter list and exclude and include information
  • Creating subcategories so that the information becomes more specific
  • Creating a dashboard to customize information from the sheets to tell a story
  • Removing filter icons and adding filters to float and have different functions like multiple choice or slider, so making it interactive
  • Making a story and building it to tell the information in a way that flows and makes sense from the beginning to the end of the sheets
  • Changing font colors and size so that it is easily readable
  • Creating textboxes on the story pages so the information can be described further
  • Understanding how to add captions correctly
  • Understanding how to drag sheets and dashboard into view
  • Changing the way the information is displayed from bar chart to map and more differs types of charts and graphs
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    Conclusion:


    By the end of this project, I was able to learn the functions of the application while also exploring the various analysis processes. With this project, I found it quite difficult to understand the correct way to explain the information that was found and find the appropriate ways to display the information analyzed that did not repeat so many times with the charts and graphs. The things I found most easy to do and understand are the maps. I found them easy to explain and demonstrate. Overall, I was able to pull through and, at the end, be able to do all the functions learned through the semester and demonstrate understanding of Tableau.



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