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Tableau Background

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Author of

Practical Tableau (O’Reilly Media)

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My Learning Curve

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Your Learning Curve

The Checkers Story

Take that, old man!

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Fundamentals = Success

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Blog Post Popularity

Lines

Bars

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Bar and l ine graphs

Answer 80% of bus iness quest ions

The 80/20 Rule

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How to Make Beautiful Bar Charts

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Bar Charts: Before and After

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How to Make Lovely Line Graphs

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How to Make Lovely Line Graphs

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Line Graphs: After

Schemas

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Schema: Colors

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Schema: Shapes / Icons

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Schema: Shapes / Icons

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Schema: Spatial Context

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Schema: Spatial Context

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Schema: Spatial Context

Describe

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Fundamentals = Success

Please complete the

session survey from the

Session Details screen in

your TC18 app

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