From the course: Tableau 10: Mastering Calculations

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From the course: Tableau 10: Mastering Calculations

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- [Instructor] Hi, I'm Curt Frye. Welcome to Tableau 10: Mastering Calculations. In this movie I will show you how to create powerful calculations in Tableau 10. I'll start by showing you how to create a calculated field. Followed by creating an ad-hoc calculation on a worksheet shelf. Next, I'll show you how to preform aggregate functions finding the sum of the set of values the average minimum and maximum of a set as well as count the number of distinct items in a dataset. Chapter 3 shows you how to preform calculations using number functions while Chapter 4 demonstrates how to manage dates and times. Chapter 5 delves deeply into conditional calculations which produce different results based on if then or case logic statements. In Chapter 6, you'll learn how to create several types of level of detail expressions. While Chapter 7 demonstrates how to summarize your data using table calculations. The final Chapter, Chapter 8 shows you how to manage text strings in often overlooked data type in Tableau. I'm sure you'll find that your time with Tableau 10: Mastering Calculations will be time well spent. Dive right in.

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