This workshop uses Tableau Public software to introduce data visualization concepts and basic skills. Tableau Public is available at no cost and provides a user interface that is accessible to beginners.

At the end of this workshop, you will be able to:

1. Recognize the characteristics of an effective visualization
2. Format data for visualization
3. Create a simple visualization using Tableau software

To participate fully please follow the pre-workshop setup instructions and install Tableau before the workshop: https://ubc-library-rc.github.io/tableau-intro/. Consider also registering for Designing dashboards with Tableau on April 25, which builds on the skills developed in this workshop.

About this workshop series

Intro to data visualization with Tableau is one of in a series of workshops about data analysis and visualization offered by the UBC Library Research Commons. The series goal is to introduce participants to the data analysis and visualization potential of various tools and to encourage further self-paced exploration. Other workshops offered this term:

• Introduction to the tidyverse R package, Feburary 29, 2-3pm
• Loops and conditional statements in R, March 14, 2-3pm
• Beginner R, March 28, 10-11:30am
• Using R Markdown, April 11, 10-11am
• Designing dashboards with Tableau, April 25, 9:30-11am

If you have any questions, concerns, or accessibility needs please email research.commons@ubc.ca

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