Overview
- Tableau Prep redefines the way it does data preparation
- The tool reduces the struggle of common tasks, as unions, pivots, unions, etc.
- Time-consuming operations can now be performed with one-click and drag-and-drop functions
Introduction
If you've been in data science long enough, you will have heard the popular phrase: “people pass the 80% of his time preparing data and only the 20% of his time analyzing them”. And as more and more data sources become available, dealing with dirty data becomes more challenging and time consuming. It is one of the most tedious and repetitive processes in the work of a data scientist.
But, What does Tableau have to do with it? It has long been touted as one of the best (if not the best) data visualization tool that exists, but the ability to clean the data has always been a huge hole in their repertoire. Con Tableau Prep, the company has integrated this long-missing feature into its offerings. Tableau is popular for its uncluttered interface and deep features, and with this last product, that visual gives you a deeper understanding and the ability to handle the data you collect.
Tableau Prep reduces the difficulty of common tasks, as unions, pivots, unions, etc. Y, of course, no coding required to do this. Isn't that one of Tableau's top attractions? This product is based on three coordinated views:
- a data grid to view your data at the row level
- a profile panel to view the profiles of each column
- a flow panel to understand the entire data preparation process
Tableau Prep algorithms turn repetitive tasks into one-click or drag-and-drop operations. It's fully integrated with the desktop version of Tableau so you can seamlessly transition from data preparation to data exploration.
Try it out by downloading Tableau Prep from here.
Our opinion on this
As a long-time Tableau user, I love this product! The launch has been very well received in the data visualization community. It is the ideal support tool for Tableau Desktop and its easy integration with the main software has been well developed.. The amount of time this will save the user is one of the biggest unique selling points of this tool.
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