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If you’re looking for data via tools; Looker Studio(web based, free) is great for the basics/slightly more than basics. Limits are when you want to use multiple datasets and join in platform, but if your data prep is elsewhere and you’re importing a single data table the it’s pretty competent. Also very easy to share, like all Google workspace products. Would be my choice for simple data tables where sharing the dashboard is important.
Power BI (free single user, app based) is great for more advanced modelling and has a great data prep and manipulation engine (DAX and M, also in Excel). Great for a single user as it’s free, cost comes if you want to share the dashboard to others. If you’re just making stuff yourself and copying into a slide deck or screen share then it’s great. Loads of great training in the tool online as well. Would be my choice if sharing the dashboard isn’t necessary.
Tableau, like power BI but fussier. Still needs the prep tk be done outside of the vis tooling, and costa a fortune for ash gem user but then very little for additional viewers. Been around for ages, lots of training docs but i find unnecessarily fussy and annoying, plus looks like it came out if the 2000’s. Wouldn’t be my choice for a new user
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Are there any free and decent resources available to teach the absolute basics of this sort of thing? I've been taking on some projects at work recently that involve presenting data to the rest of my team and so far I've just been showing some pretty dry spreadsheets. I am a total beginner and have a pretty basic understanding of Google Sheets but looking to improve and have something more engaging to show for hours of work!