Data Visualization and Tableau: Information, Tutorials, and Workshops

Data Visualization is a broad term that basically involves anything that uses graphical or pictorial representations of data for exploration, sense making, and communication. Data visualization allows you and your audience to identify patterns, trends, exceptions, and relationships. It has broad applicability from conveying abstract concepts or ideas, to highly complex scientific data.

This page will highlight the resources we offer on data visualization and using Tableau. Tableau is a commercial program used to create data visualizations and interactive dashboards.

Technique: Data Visualization | Tools: Tableau


First created: May 04, 2022
Last updated: August 14, 2026

Tutorial maintained by Kelly Schultz.

Tutorial created by Kelly Schultz.

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