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Duke University — Daniel Egger

Data Visualization and Communication with Tableau

Explore Duke’s Tableau course for asking useful data questions, manipulating views and presenting a visual argument through a final project.

PaidMixed10+ hoursEnglishCertificateTableau
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Course overview

Duke places communication at the center of the Tableau workflow. Framing a question comes before visualization and dynamic manipulation, followed by a communication toolkit and final project. The roughly twenty-five-hour course combines tool practice with the logic of explaining a finding.

What you will learn

  • Turn a business question into a visualization task.
  • Manipulate a Tableau view to investigate a pattern.
  • Present a visual explanation supported by data.

Who this suits

Learners who want to connect Tableau operations with an audience’s decision. The provider lists mixed levels.

Before you enroll

Prerequisites are not specified. Review the course’s data and tool setup, and separate what the figures show from explanations the dataset cannot establish.

Coursera offers paid enrollment or subscription access. Check the enrollment screen for assessment and certificate terms, trials and any financial-aid options. Tool subscriptions, model API usage and cloud services may cost extra.

Put it into practice

Prepare a short visual argument for a fictional manager. Include the original question, a chart and one limitation that could change the decision.

Source and review

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At a glance

Provider
Coursera
Learning format
Course
Price
Paid
Level
Mixed levels
Study time (approx.)
10+ hours
Language
English
Certificate
Available; check provider terms
Created by
Duke University — Daniel Egger
Category
Tableau
Page updated
12 Oct 2026