Tutorial Examples Using Tableau

Choosing the Right Visualization Tools for COVID-19 Data

Rob Wells, Assistant Professor of Data Journalism, University of Arkansas, and the editor and publisher of Arkansascovid.com, discusses choosing the right visualization tools for COVID-19 data, including Tableau and Flourish.

Visualization of Numerical Data: Introduction

John C. Hart, Professor of Computer Science at the University of Illinois—Urbana-Champaign, uses Tableau software to introduce the visualization of numerical data.

Projects

If you would like to hone your Tableau skills but aren't sure where to start, check out the following projects run by Tableau community members.

Iron Quest
This project is run by Sarah Bartlett. This is an great alternative if you want to participate in something similar to IronViz but without the pressure of performing live.
Iron Viz
Iron Viz—the world’s largest virtual data visualization competition—ignites and showcases the power of the Tableau Community, giving you the opportunity to interact with data rockstars worldwide. Three finalists (determined by the Iron Viz Qualifier Contest earlier this year) will advance to the Iron Viz Championship this October. Join us during this live broadcast to see dynamic data storytelling in action during Tableau Conference. (Psst, it's 100% free to attend and virtual so everyone can join.)
Makeover Monday
Every week Eva a visualization and the corresponding data is uploaded for you to “makeover”. Almost all the datasets are clean and organized for easy import into Tableau. MakeoverMonday is an amazing way to start your portfolio and start practicing your skills in Tableau. They release the data on Sunday, and then you have a whole week to build a viz. You can choose to participate in their weekly webinar where their review vizzes submitted to them every Wednesday.
Project Health Viz
A health dataset is posted once a month and you have one month to create a visualization on that dataset. At the end of the month the submissions are compiled and posted to a blog.
Sports Viz Sunday
Sports Viz Sunday is a place for people to combine two of the greatest things in the world. Sports and data. Each month they release a new dataset for you to pull insights out of and share in the form of data visualisation. Share your entry through the submissions tracker and keep up with the blog to see what other sports fans are creating.
Viz for Social Good
This initiative allows you to create visualizations for literal social good. It’s a very large and impactful project, run by board members and users across the globe.
Watch Me Viz - Andy Kriebel
Each week Tableau guru Andy Kriebel recreates a #makeovermonday viz on YouTube so that you can simultaneously follow along and recreate the viz yourself.
Workout Wednesday
Workout Wednesday is a weekly challenge to re-create a data-driven visualization. Each Wednesday a challenges are released and participants are asked to replicate the challenge that is posed as closely as possible.

Getting Started with Tableau: Projects to Practice Your Skills

Tutorial Examples Using Tableau

Choosing the Right Visualization Tools for COVID-19 Data

Visualization of Numerical Data: Introduction

Projects