Meet the Team - Lemis Tufail

Feb 8, 2022 Andy Kriebel | www.thedataschool.co.uk

In this interview, we get to know Lemis Tufail from DS27. Lemis recently finished her training and is now in her first placement.

MapLayers,Spatial,Buffer,distance,makepoint,Tableau

Embarking on the Alteryx journey

Feb 8, 2022 Robson Hemans-Alexander | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Clearly labelled icons and ability to create containers to section off my work allowed me the grasp the calculations and workflow. However, after exploring the program further I became disappointed…

MapLayers,Spatial,Buffer,distance,makepoint,Tableau

Day 1 of Alteryx - Work smarter, not harder!

Feb 8, 2022 Nathan Purvis | www.thedataschool.co.uk

In true ‘pass the parcel’ fashion, here’s a little tip that Robbin taught us today on how to streamline importing multiple data sources that use similar nomenclature!

MapLayers,Spatial,Buffer,distance,makepoint,Tableau

Buffer Functions and Spatial Joins

Feb 8, 2022 datavis.blog | datavis.blog

This video walks through how to perform spatial analysis by creating a spatial join between multiple data source with the help of various spatial functions, such as Buffer, MakePoint and Distance.

MapLayers,Spatial,Buffer,distance,makepoint,Tableau

Connect to Unix/Linux over SSH via Matillion Bash Component

Feb 8, 2022 Chaitanya Joshi | interworks.com

Matillion is a versatile ELT tool. It has many connectors to numerous data sources already at our disposal, but sometimes a situation arises when your use case is a little bit different than just data extraction—for example, extracting a list of f...

Data,Bash,ELT,ETL,Linux,Matillion,SSH,Unix

Our Top Ten Favorite Tableau Vizzes of 2021

Feb 8, 2022 Ken Flerlage (noreply@blogger.com) | www.flerlagetwins.com

 In December, Kevin and I did a video of our 10 Favorite Tableau Public Vizzes Ever. People seemed to like it, so we decided to make this an annual thing where we review our 10 favorite vizzes of the year. So, in this video, we’re goin...

Tableau

Web Scraping in Alteryx

Feb 7, 2022 James Driver | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Web scraping is a powerful tool that helps us to expand our data sources.

Data,AdvancewithAssist,geographicdata,maplayers,relationships,Tableau

Meet the Team - Carlo Sanzeri

Feb 7, 2022 Andy Kriebel | www.thedataschool.co.uk

In this interview we get to know Carlo Sanzeri from DS27. Carlo graduated with a BA in History from the University of Leicester. Before joining the DS, Carlo taught History and Italian at secondary school level.

Data,AdvancewithAssist,geographicdata,maplayers,relationships,Tableau

Everyone starts somewhere

Feb 7, 2022 Giorgia Astheimer | www.thedataschool.co.uk

It’s always daunting starting a new job. So many unknowns; from the train routeyou need to take to get to the office (being from South Africa I have no cluehow the tube system in London works), what to wear on your first day, the peopleyou will be...

Data,AdvancewithAssist,geographicdata,maplayers,relationships,Tableau

Advance with Assist: Using Map Layers with Unconnected Data Sources

Feb 7, 2022 Rowan Bradnum | interworks.com

Question: How do I use the new map layers feature without having to join, blend or use relationships to connect my data? It’s easy! Let’s begin by jumping into a workbook with the Global Superstore data in Tableau Desktop. We start by looking at a...

Data,AdvancewithAssist,geographicdata,maplayers,relationships,Tableau

#DataPlusMusic 2022 | 02 | MIDI Music Analysis

Feb 7, 2022 Sean Miller | www.hipstervizninja.com

For this month’s #DataPlusMusic topic, we’re going to be analyzing MIDI files of your favorite song(s). Check out the blog post to learn more!The post #DataPlusMusic 2022 | 02 | MIDI Music Analysis appeared first on HipsterVizNinja.

Tableau

My Week as a Project Manager - Day 2 & 3

Feb 4, 2022 Jacob Kilroy | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Day 2 & 3 have both been hectic days.

Data School Blog Round Up - February 4, 2022

Feb 4, 2022 Andy Kriebel | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Check out the latest blogs from our team in Australia. They covered the Alteryx exam, using context, places to find images and get the latest Meet the Team interview.

Tableau Bar in Bar Chart Options

Feb 3, 2022 Eric Parker | onenumber.biz

Bar in bar charts are a great visual for comparing values in Tableau. I prefer to use them for situations where comparing two values would be of interest, but not necessarily for progress toward a goal.

TableauHow-Tos

Virtual Connections and Data Policies in Tableau Server

Feb 3, 2022 Paul Vincent | interworks.com

The Tableau Data Management Add-on provides a useful set of tools to help manage content and data assets on Tableau Server. The newly released version, 2021.4, introduces new ways to manage data connections and security that promise to simplify ma...

Data,2021.4,datapolicies,Server,Tableau,virtualconnections

Can you build a reference box?

Feb 3, 2022 Donna Coles | donnacoles.home.blog

Erica Hughes set her first #WOW challenge this week, which is all about reference lines. The intention by the #WOW crew is to use this initial challenge as the basis for the next few weeks, so it’s going to be interesting to see how that works out...

How to Create a Jitter Plot

Feb 2, 2022 VizWiz (noreply@blogger.com) | www.vizwiz.com

In this tip I show you how to create a jitter plot. A jitter plot is very similar to a dot strip plot other than it reduces the overlapping of the data points. The data is plotted like a dot plot and then we use either the RANDOM() or INDEX() func...

analysis,calculatedfield,charts,comparison,context,dataanalysis,datavisualization,dotplot,formatting,graphs,howto,index,jitter,random,stripplot,tablecalculation,tableau,tip,tutorial,worksheet

Webinar Replay: Tableau Dashboard Design Tips for 2022

Feb 2, 2022 Keith Dykstra | interworks.com

Tableau dashboards are a beautiful blend of technical proficiency and clever visual design. They can be used to show highly complex data in simple yet pleasing ways that can’t be found anywhere else. In this webinar, we walk through several exampl...

Data,Dashboard,design,naturallanguage,Tableau,UX,WebinarReplay

DS27 Training Blog - Week 16

Feb 1, 2022 Marius Nikiforovas | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Predictive analytics, consultancy skills, PostgreSQL and much more! Find out what week 16 of DS27 training was like.

News,2021.4,dbt,pdb,Tableau

InterWorks Blog Roundup – January 2022

Feb 1, 2022 Andrea Avey | interworks.com

The first month of a new year is in the books! In January, we published 12 new blogs with tons of tips to help you set the stage for a successful 2022. In this blog roundup, you’ll find resources from our team that break down…The post InterWorks B...

News,2021.4,dbt,pdb,Tableau

My Week as a Project Manager - Day 1

Jan 31, 2022 Jacob Kilroy | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Part of the Data School Curriculum involves each member of the cohort taking therole of Project Manager. This week DS28 will undertake our second client projectand I am taking the roll of Project Manager.

DS27 Training Blog - Week 15

Jan 31, 2022 Henry Coley-Fisher | www.thedataschool.co.uk

DS27 are approaching our last few weeks of training at The Data School, this week we had our final client project, and spent an unusual amount of time thinking about the movement of the planets and UFO’s

Meet the Team - Henry Coley-Fisher

Jan 28, 2022 Andy Kriebel | www.thedataschool.co.uk

In this interview we get to know Henry Coley-Fisher from DS27. Henry has an undergraduate degree in psychology and a Master’s degree in cognitive neuroscience.

Data,accordionmenu,design,filter,Tableau

Certification Week – How to Prepare for the Tableau and Alteryx Exams

Jan 28, 2022 Tobias Thormann | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Whether you will be taking an Exam for an Alteryx Certification or a TableauCertification a sufficient preparation is needed to help you pass the Exam.

Data,accordionmenu,design,filter,Tableau

Certification - Tableau Data Analyst

Jan 28, 2022 Sreekanth Arathil Condoth | www.thedataschool.co.uk

This week was the certification week for our cohort. The certifications plannedwere the Tableau Data Analyst and the Alteryx Core. In this blog, I will besharing my take on the Tableau Data Analyst certification.

Data,accordionmenu,design,filter,Tableau

Dynamically Adding & Removing Columns with a Collapsible Menu in Tableau

Jan 28, 2022 Linus Tse | interworks.com

At InterWorks, we believe data shouldn’t be limited to only those who can write their own SQL queries; everyone should be able to explore and ask questions about their data with flexible and intuitive tools. On a recent project, we were looking to...

Data,accordionmenu,design,filter,Tableau

Data School Blog Round - January 27, 2022

Jan 27, 2022 Andy Kriebel | www.thedataschool.co.uk

This week’s blog round up includes tips for getting started with Python in Tableau Prep, a week in the life of a Data Schooler, working with dates in Alteryx and helping you ace Alteryx certification.

Data,debug,pdb,python,script

How to Build a Custom Date Filter for a Tableau Dashboard

Jan 27, 2022 Eric Parker | onenumber.biz

Sometimes, you need a totally customized date filter for a Tableau dashboard. A fully customized date filter allows you to list the exact date ranges you want a user to be able to select from, and then filters the worksheets in the dashboard to th...

TableauDates,TableauHow-Tos

Get to Know pdb, the Python Debugger

Jan 27, 2022 Matthew Orr | interworks.com

While my day-to-day is spent working within Curator’s PHP platform, my favorite programming language is Python. I used it daily in a previous life after learning it on the job nearly two decades ago. I’m not going to lie—when I first started learn...

Data,debug,pdb,python,script

How have successful products performed?

Jan 27, 2022 Donna Coles | donnacoles.home.blog

Luke Stanke provided us with this week’s #WOW2022 challenge, to test our LoD knowledge (amongst other things). From interacting with Luke’s published solution, I figured I needed to start by working out some core calculated fields, before I even a...

Meet the Team - Tom Smith

Jan 26, 2022 Andy Kriebel | www.thedataschool.co.uk

In this interview we get to know Tom Smith from DS27. Tom joined the Data School following an MSc in Sport Analytics and Technologies at Loughborough University London.

TableauDates,TableauHow-Tos

Creating Hierarchies in Tableau Prep

Jan 26, 2022 Marius Nikiforovas | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Learn how to work with hierarchical data on Tableau Prep and how to utilize categorical fields in hierarchies creation.

TableauDates,TableauHow-Tos

How to Calculate the Distance Between Two Points

Jan 25, 2022 VizWiz (noreply@blogger.com) | www.vizwiz.com

In this tip, I show you how to use the Distance function in Tableau to calculate the distance between two points. I also show you how to use the Makepoint and Makeline functions to draw the map. Download the data set to follow along here - https:/...

airport,analysis,calculatedfield,charts,dashboard,dataanalysis,datavisualization,distance,formatting,geographic,graphs,howto,makeline,makepoint,mapping,path,tableau,tip,tutorial,worksheet

Meet the Team - Isabel Cooper

Jan 24, 2022 Andy Kriebel | www.thedataschool.co.uk

In this interview, we get to know a bit about Isabel Cooper from DS27. Before joining The Data School, Isabel worked at Operation Fistula.

Alteryx: Reporting Multiple Excel Documents with Multiple Sheets

Jan 24, 2022 Suchira Peiris | www.thedataschool.co.uk

How do I make a table that conforms to a template, output a different excel documents for each X with various sheets/tabs for the different Y’s?

Introducing CBI Studio from InterWorks

Jan 24, 2022 Danny Steinmetz | interworks.com

It’s bold. It’s brash. It’s back. InterWorks’ legendary Drawing Tool has been upgraded. Meet Custom Background Image Studio, also known as CBI Studio. CBI Studio builds out and completes the creative experience for users. With CBI Studio, you can ...

Data,backgroundimage,CBIStudio,customshapes,DrawingTool,map,Tableau

Guest Blog Post: Map Layers of Sunny Street by Chimdi Nwosu

Jan 24, 2022 Kevin Flerlage (noreply@blogger.com) | www.flerlagetwins.com

The following is a guest blog post from Chimdi Nwosu.  Chimdi is a Data Visualization Manager at Postmedia Network Inc. in Canada.  He is a Tableau Ambassador and enjoys constantly experimenting with different visualization styles and ...

How-To,Maps,Tableau

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Jan 23, 2022 Matty Sweet | www.thedataschool.co.uk

python -m pip install –upgrade pip

The Beginner's Guide to Python in Tableau Prep Builder (Windows).

Jan 23, 2022 Matty Sweet | www.thedataschool.co.uk

As a user of Tableau Prep Builder you now have the ability to use Python scripts to manipulate your data. This post will go through the steps needed connect Prep to a script sitting locally on your machine.

Meet the Team - Marius Nikiforovas

Jan 21, 2022 Andy Kriebel | www.thedataschool.co.uk

In this video, Coach Andy interviews Marius Nikiforovas. Marius joined DS27 from Lithuania with a degree in International Tourism and Hospitality Management.

Power BI vs Tableau - Pros and Cons

Jan 20, 2022 Carlo Sanzeri | www.thedataschool.co.uk

This week we had a session on Tableau’s main competitor, Power BI. These are my thoughts on the pros and cons between the two.

Data School Blog Round Up - January 20, 2022

Jan 20, 2022 Andy Kriebel | www.thedataschool.co.uk

This week’s blog round up covers the Alteryx exam, Tableau tips, Macros, Power BI, and organizing your work

DS27 Training Blog - Week 14

Jan 20, 2022 Henry Coley-Fisher | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Only a month to go at the Data School for DS 27, see what we got up to this week as we head for the finish line.

How (& Why) To Build a Diverging Bar Chart in Tableau

Jan 20, 2022 Eric Parker | onenumber.biz

Diverging bar charts can be a quick, effective tool for looking at the relationship between multiple measures in Tableau. If your users need the ability to compare two measures across a dimension and want the ability to quickly sort on either of t...

TableauHow-Tos

Can you visualise percent difference from a selected date?

Jan 20, 2022 Donna Coles | donnacoles.home.blog

Lorna Brown returned this week with her first challenge of 2022 which was aimed at practising tableau calculations, although when I completed the build, I realised I actually didn’t use any – oops! I’d ended up using an LoD based solution instead....