Studio: Tableau Part 1

Getting Started

Please use your best judgment on the chart style, layout, and interpretation of the list below. This is an exercise to get hands-on experience with Tableau. This will be the first stop on a journey of many skills!

  1. We will be using the Mushroom Classification dataset from Kaggle. Download the CSV file.
  2. Open Tableau Public and connect to your dataset.
  3. Create visualizations for the following: (a sheet for each).
    • How many Mushrooms are poisonous vs edible (i.e. use the Class field)?
    • How many Mushrooms were collected from each habitat?
    • How many Mushrooms were collected from each habitat, grouped by their class?
    • How many Mushrooms were collected for each cap-color, grouped by their class?
    • Now for the chart you created above, create aliases for each cap-color value that corresponds to its full name in the attributes list below.
      • Explore the “Marks” card to add color or size to the chart based on the chart design you have chosen.
    • Create your own chart with at least 2 dimensions and aliases to provide context.
    • Create a dashboard with at least 2 of your sheets.
    • Save and publish your dashboard.

Notes about the abbrevations are available when looking at the “Detail” preview on kaggle, but have been listed below:

  • class:
    • edible=e
    • poisonous=p
  • cap-shape:
    • bell=b
    • conical=c
    • convex=x
    • flat=f
    • knobbed=k
    • sunken=s
  • cap-surface:
    • fibrous=f
    • grooves=g
    • scaly=y
    • smooth=s
  • cap-color:
    • brown=n
    • buff=b
    • cinnamon=c
    • gray=g
    • green=r
    • pink=p
    • purple=u
    • red=e
    • white=w
    • yellow=y
  • bruises:
    • bruises=t
    • no=f
  • odor:
    • almond=a
    • anise=l
    • creosote=c
    • fishy=y
    • foul=f
    • musty=m
    • none=n
    • pungent=p
    • spicy=s
  • gill-attachment:
    • attached=a
    • descending=d
    • free=f
    • notched=n
  • gill-spacing:
    • close=c
    • crowded=w
    • distant=d
  • gill-size:
    • broad=b
    • narrow=n
  • gill-color:
    • black=k
    • brown=n
    • buff=b
    • chocolate=h
    • gray=g
    • green=r
    • orange=o
    • pink=p
    • purple=u
    • red=e
    • white=w
    • yellow=y
  • stalk-shape:
    • enlarging=e
    • tapering=t
  • stalk-root:
    • bulbous=b
    • club=c
    • cup=u
    • equal=e
    • rhizomorphs=z
    • rooted=r
    • missing=?
  • stalk-surface-above-ring:
    • fibrous=f
    • scaly=y
    • silky=k
    • smooth=s
  • stalk-surface-below-ring:
    • fibrous=f
    • scaly=y
    • silky=k
    • smooth=s
  • stalk-color-above-ring:
    • brown=n
    • buff=b
    • cinnamon=c
    • gray=g
    • orange=o
    • pink=p
    • red=e
    • white=w
    • yellow=y
  • stalk-color-below-ring:
    • brown=n
    • buff=b
    • cinnamon=c
    • gray=g
    • orange=o
    • pink=p
    • red=e
    • white=w
    • yellow=y
  • veil-type:
    • partial=p
    • universal=u
  • veil-color:
    • brown=n
    • orange=o
    • white=w
    • yellow=y
  • ring-number:
    • none=n
    • one=o
    • two=t
  • ring-type:
    • cobwebby=c
    • evanescent=e
    • flaring=f
    • large=l
    • none=n
    • pendant=p
    • sheathing=s
    • zone=z
  • spore-print-color:
    • black=k
    • brown=n
    • buff=b
    • chocolate=h
    • green=r
    • orange=o
    • purple=u
    • white=w
    • yellow=y
  • population:
    • abundant=a
    • clustered=c
    • numerous=n
    • scattered=s
    • several=v
    • solitary=y
  • habitat:
    • grasses=g
    • leaves=l
    • meadows=m
    • paths=p
    • urban=u
    • waste=w
    • woods=d

Submitting Your Work

When finished make sure to save and publish your work to your Tableau Public account. Copy the URL to your published Tableau project and paste it into the submission box in Canvas for Studio: Visualization with Tableau Part 1 and click Submit.