Tableau Exam Prep: Desktop Foundations + Data Analyst

Complete guide to acing the 2025 Tableau Desktop Foundation + Certified Data Analyst exams, with full practice tests!

NOTE: This course was updated to reflect the latest and most up-to-date Tableau & Salesforce certification experience, including the new Tableau Desktop Foundations and Certified Tableau Data Analyst exams!

This course is designed to help you build the exact skills you need to ace the Tableau Desktop Foundations and Tableau Certified Data Analyst exams, including tools for data analysis, visualization and dashboard design. With hands-on projects, full-length practice tests, and free downloadable study guides, this is the ONLY course you'll need to prepare!

Throughout the course, you’ll play the role of a BI Analyst for BankMaven, a financial institution based in the US. You’ll use Tableau Desktop, and the skills you learn throughout the course, to design and build an executive dashboard from scratch. But don't worry, we'll guide you each step of the way, with crystal clear explanations and helpful pro tips to help you build expert-level Tableau skills.

Our project will incorporate ALL of the skills required for certification, including connecting and blending data, creating charts and geospatial maps, applying analytics tools and calculations, filtering and examining data, and designing custom, interactive dashboards and stories:

• Connecting to Data

  • Connect to sources, join & blend data, edit metadata, compare extracts & live connections, etc.

  
  

• Field & Chart Types

  • Explore field types, pills, row and column shelves, common chart types, etc.

  
  

• Mapping & Analytics

  • Create geospatial maps, import custom backgrounds, explore instant analytics tools, etc.

  
  

• Calculations

  • Define custom calculations using calculated fields, table calculations and parameters

  
  

• Examining & Filtering

  • Examine functions to sort, group, filter, and highlight fields, sets and values

    
    

• Dashboards & Stories

  • Combine visualizations to create interactive dashboards and stories

We’ll also walk through everything you need to know about the certification process itself, including exam options and structure, topic breakdowns, question types, rules, scheduling options, and tips for success.

Finally, we'll wrap things up with two full-length practice exams, with hands-on and knowledge-based questions designed to mirror the actual exam experience and make sure you're ready for the real deal!

If you're ready to level-up your Tableau skills, increase your earning potential, and become a certified Tableau Desktop expert, this is the course for you.

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Join today and get immediate, lifetime access to the following:

• 6+ hours of high-quality video

• Tableau Certification Prep ebook

• Downloadable Tableau project files & solutions

• Quizzes & Practice Exams

• Course Q&A forum

• 30-day money-back guarantee

See you in the course!

-Dustin (Featured Tableau Author & Lead Tableau Instructor, Maven Analytics)

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