4. Let’s watch a video
http://www.tableau.com/learn/tutorials/on-
demand/tableau-interface
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5. Now, let’s see how it works…
1. Open Tableau
2. Open exercise 1.
3. Follow the instructions!
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6. Versatility of Tableau
• Facebook + Tableau
• GA + Tableau
• MySQL + Tableau
• Any data goes in!
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7. There are two types of graphs
a. static = user cannot manipulate parameters to
change how and what data is shown
b. interactive = user can do that
• which one is better?
• The interactive is always better when possible.
Use e.g. Shiny or Tableau to build one.
• here’s an example:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Z4xTfgkkF4
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