Creating Data Visualizations Using Tableau (Beginner)

This guide is suitable for new Tableau users looking for information on producing common data visualizations in Tableau, such as bar graphs, line graphs, scatter plots, tree maps, and dashboards. If you are looking for more general data visualization tips, please see the Map and Data Library’s Data Visualization Guide.

This tutorial was first created using Tableau Desktop; however, it can still be followed using the free version of Tableau, Tableau Public, as they are similar.

The data used in this guide are public datasets retrieved from the World Bank’s Open Data repository, the United Nation’s Open Data Population Division, and the full text of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet available through MIT’s website, with a frequency table generated through Voyant Tools. You can find more information regarding the data sources used in this guide in the subsection entitled “10. Data Sources”.

Technique: Data Visualization | Tools: Tableau