Visualizing Tableau

Tableau seems to have taken as a frontrunner by those who have commented on my previous blog post. With this in mind, I will expand more on the functionality of Tableau in my final two posts as why it is one of the better options when searching for a data mining platform – in comparison to Excel, of course.

Where Tableau gains a large lead on Excel is when it comes to the visualization aspect. Excel and Tableau are both leaders in their own regard for holding mass amounts of data and being able to successfully sort. Tableau has raised the bar by offering, “visualizations [that] are interactive, easy to share, and help everyone in your business get results. Make confident data-driven decisions with a platform that supports your cycle of analytics.”

The more I research about data, the more important its interpretation becomes. More often than not, interpretation of said data relies not on what is spoken by a presenter but rather how it is presented by that presenter. This new age of data visualization is where Tableau leaps lightyears ahead of where Excel is. For this reason, Tableau takes a clear lead when it comes to trying to decide which data mining platform is better suited for insights.

Read more about Tableau at https://www.tableau.com/solutions/customer/tableau-vs-excel#sT6QSgxSpg7182Z2.99