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Visualization Open Data by Tableau public

Written by Jun Zhao | Sep 19, 2013 12:23:59 PM

 

Many thanks go to Ben Jones for giving such a great workshop!

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Meetup Announcement:

Ben Jones will introduce the free Windows application Tableau Public, and show how it can be used to explore open data and share insights on the web.

Speaker:

Ben Jones is a data visualization enthusiast and product manager of the free Tableau Public product at Tableau Software in Seattle. Ben regularly speaks on the subject of data visualization, and he provides original content, reviews and tutorials at his blog, dataremixed.com.

Outline:

  • Intro: a quick look at open data sites from around the world

  • Presentation: Overview of Tableau Public

  • Demo: Exploration of NYC open data with Tableau

  • Group Workshop: Get hands-on experience with Tableau experts in the room to help & answer questions.

Preparation:

Download Tableau Public for free, and the data sets to be used in the session will be provided shortly.

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Other Useful Info Link:

Reference:

Open Data Site Finder: http://dataremixed.com/2013/08/worldwide-open-data-sites/

Download Tableau Public: http://www.tableausoftware.com/public/download

Data Remixed: http://dataremixed.com/

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