Appendix B. Resources

This is just the start! There are worlds to explore in Tableau, and we are fortunate that there are many resources available to help us explore and learn more.

Data sources for recipes in this book

Here are some of the sample data sets from Tableau Public's Resources page (https://public.tableau.com/s/resources):

  • Top Baby Names in the US
  • Cat vs Dog Popularity in the US
  • Startup Venture Funding
  • Global Burden of Disease
  • Global Sport Finances
  • Summer Olympics Medalist Dataset
  • NFL stats, 1999-2013
  • Hollywood's Most Profitable Stories
  • Significant Volcanic Eruptions
  • Global Active Archive of Large Flood Events
  • Magnitude 6+ Earthquakes

Now let us look at ample data sets from other resources:

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