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Tableau tab·leau  
n. pl. tab·leaux or tab·leaus
1. A vivid or graphic description: The movie was a tableau of a soldier's life.

2.
 2.0 is the latest version of this software that enables users to explore, investigate, and analyze data using a visual interface. Users can find data relationships, trends, patterns, and anomalies by dragging and dropping those data onto a visual worksheet See spreadsheet.

worksheet - spreadsheet
. The software automatically performs all the queries and calculations, then displays the data in dynamic graphs. Filters can also be applied to the finished charts. Upgrades include increased statistical functionality and data mining, easier and faster database connectivity, and enhanced Microsoft Office Microsoft's primary desktop applications for Windows and Mac. Depending on the package, it includes some combination of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Outlook along with various Internet and other utilities.  integration. The discounted academic price is $499 per license, but Tableau Software allows individual professors and students to use the software free for coursework coursework
Noun

work done by a student and assessed as part of an educational course

Noun 1. coursework - work assigned to and done by a student during a course of study; usually it is evaluated as part of the student's
 purposes. Learn more at www.tableausoftware.

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Title Annotation:WHAT'S NEW: Looking for higher-education and technology products and service? Start here.
Author:McClure, Ann
Publication:University Business
Date:Jul 1, 2006
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