Tableau Public

This week, I worked with Tableau Public. The program is very different from the tools we have used thus far. Not only was it a completely new interface, but it also the most advanced. It took me a while to navigate the program. Tableau uses data to create visual graphs almost like Excel does. However, it is so much simpler and considerably faster. Tableau Public lacks the in-depth customization levels that Excel provides but it makes it up through the straightforward setup. In addition, it can draw data from various datasheets like Access, Excel, and GoogleSheets. Tableau is a data heavy program that is used primarily for dashboards as well as inforgraphics. It has a variety of cool graphs to choose from like bullet graphs, packed bubbles, and tree maps. It is definitely a program I want to become skilled in, so making visualizations can become effortless.


In order to make my infographic, I recycled an excel sheet I used in a previous dashboarding project. It contained the amount of CO2 gas emissions the top ten emitters produced in 2014. I used the same data to create two charts, a map and bar chart. The two charts are both interactive and connected. For instance, if you click Brazil on the world map, the bar chart will highlight Brazil and vice versa. This is pretty amazing, considering making the visual interactive requires no additional effort or programming or intermediate Excel skills. Overall, I enjoyed the experience and am excited to keep exploring Tableau. The dashboard I made is uploaded on Tableau Public so I provided a link below. I also snipped it into a png so I could quickly display it here:
https://public.tableau.com/profile/atiya#!/vizhome/Book1_19334/TopTenCO2Emitters