Map Context without Clutter

Jun 2, 2021 Adam Ratcliffe | www.thedataschool.co.uk

When using a map in tableau it often cleans up the view to washout the map layerentirely to just have the relevant areas you are looking at. The USA is aclassic example as it has a widely recognised shape.

TableauDates,TableauCalculations

How to Make a Hexbin Map in Tableau

Jun 2, 2021 Henry Mak | www.thedataschool.co.uk

In this blog post, Henry shows you how to create a Hexbin map in Tableau.

TableauDates,TableauCalculations

Create a Gridded Map | Spatial Grids

Jun 2, 2021 Harry Osborne | www.thedataschool.co.uk

This blog post explains how to use a grid function on spatial data within Alteryx, as well as incorporating that data with additional spatial information.

TableauDates,TableauCalculations

Adding Gridlines to Your Map (Tableau and Alteryx)

Jun 2, 2021 Irene Diomi | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Combining Alteryx and Tableau to add Gridlines to your map.

TableauDates,TableauCalculations

How to Calculate the Most Frequent Value of a Measure

Jun 1, 2021 VizWiz (noreply@blogger.com) | www.vizwiz.com

In this tip, I show you how to use both a level of detail expression and a table calculation to compute the most frequent value in a measure. First, I show you how to return this as a histogram as well as a single number.By the end of this tip you...

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InterWorks Blog Roundup – May 2021

Jun 1, 2021 Andrea Avey | interworks.com

Another month gone, and we’re excited to share the content we published on the blog in May. Webinars continue to be the name of the game as things slowly transition, and we’re hopeful that in the next few months, we’ll have some real in-person eve...

News,2021.1,cloud,Microsoft,monthlyblogroundup,Tableau

New Viz - THE MOST

Jun 1, 2021 Kevin Flerlage (noreply@blogger.com) | www.flerlagetwins.com

 Sometimes I like to create very complicated charts and sometimes I opt for very simple.  In my newest viz, THE MOST, I opt for the latter.Have you ever wondered who’s eaten the most hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes?  Have you ever wond...

PopCulture,Tableau

#MakeoverMonday 2021 Week 22: The Plastic Waste Makers Index

May 31, 2021 VizWiz (noreply@blogger.com) | www.vizwiz.com

This week I iterated through 18 charts and 3 dashboards. To be honest, I think a bar chart was definitely the best way to represent the data, but I wanted to do something different. I’m not convinced the scatterplot works.

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Premier League 2020/2021 Match Data Set

May 31, 2021 Toan Hoang | tableau.toanhoang.com

As the Premier League season comes to a close, I always look for ways to experiment with data visualisations, and this season, I came up with the two following data visualisations Premier League 2020/2021 Poster Last season, I built a data visuali...

Data

Combined Scatter Plot and Line Chart

May 30, 2021 Pallavi Naik | vizartpandey.com

Learn how to build a combined scatter plot and line graphThe post Combined Scatter Plot and Line Chart appeared first on Welcome to Vizartpandey.

Tableau,WorkoutWednesday,WOW,WOW2021

Week 8: Hex-tile (or Honeycomb) Map - Tableau | DS23

May 28, 2021 Auguste Navickyte | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Learn how to create a hex-tile map on Tableau step-by-step.

Careers

5 Tips for Managing a Successful Analytics Project

May 28, 2021 Joe McFarren | www.tessellationtech.io

5 Tips for Managing a Successful Analytics Project Like a lot of people in analytics, I have had a winding career journey that led me to Tessellation. I was an academic research scientist performing in vivo experiments on models of … Read MoreThe ...

Careers

Creating a dot-dash-plot in Tableau

May 28, 2021 datavis.blog | datavis.blog

This post steps through how to create Edward Tufte’s dot-dash-plot in Tableau, increasing the data-ink ratio of a standard scatter plot and revealing more insights.

ChartTypes,ProjectHealthViz,Tips,dot-dash-plot,Tableau

How often is Sean listening to his favourite songs?

May 28, 2021 Donna Coles | donnacoles.home.blog

A “scatter plot with a twist” music based challenge this week was posed by Sean Miller, using data from his last.fm account. On the surface, a simple scatter plot of each song, comparing the number of days between first and last listen against tot...

Managing a Data Project: My Experience

May 27, 2021 Liam Wood | www.thedataschool.co.uk

I had my client project last week (my turn at project management) in the dataschool. Happily, I received some compliments/positive feedback about how I dealtwith the week and approached the role.

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How to make nice tables in Tableau using a placeholder.

May 27, 2021 Amalia García-Vellido Santías | www.thedataschool.co.uk

if you want to create a nice table in Tableau, you can use a placeholder (a calculated field with the value avg(0) or avg(1)) to add flexibility to the table by creating a Marks card for each measure you want to display.

Careers,UpcomingLiveStream,Webinar,careeradvice,CareerInsights,Consulting,DataAnalytics,Livestream

How to analyze your company Snowflake Usage in Tableau

May 27, 2021 Amalia García-Vellido Santías | www.thedataschool.co.uk

In this post I will explain how to connect Tableau to your Snowflake account in order to access a table provided by Snowflake with metadata and usage metrics for your account.

Careers,UpcomingLiveStream,Webinar,careeradvice,CareerInsights,Consulting,DataAnalytics,Livestream

An Excel IF Statement in Tableau

May 27, 2021 Patrick Deans | www.thedataschool.co.uk

There is an underutilised function in tableau that will ease the transition for excel users getting to grips with calculated fields.

Careers,UpcomingLiveStream,Webinar,careeradvice,CareerInsights,Consulting,DataAnalytics,Livestream

The CALCULATE() Function in Power BI

May 27, 2021 Spencer Baucke | www.tessellationtech.io

The CALCULATE() Function in Power BI For readers familiar with Power BI, you already know that the CALCULATE function is one of the most important DAX functions in the platform. This function is commonly used, extremely useful, and opens up … Read...

Dashboards,PowerBI,Technical,main

Nested IF Statements in Tableau (Video)

May 27, 2021 Eric Parker | onenumber.biz

If you come from an Excel background, you’re probably familiar with the classic “Nested IF” statement. Nested IF statements are possible in Tableau, but they look a little different. Check out the video below to learn how to write these in Tableau...

TableauCalculations,TableauGeneralKnowledge

Introducing InterWorks Translate, Our DataDev Hackathon Project

May 27, 2021 Holt Calder | interworks.com

At InterWorks, we have always been a group of tinkerers. Near the end of last year, we had the opportunity to launch the Amazon SageMaker for Tableau integration, a production-ready open-source analytics extension that enables organizations to bri...

Data,amazon,AWS,DataDev,hackathon,SageMaker,Tableau,translate

How to hide containers in Tableau

May 26, 2021 Ali Agah | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Sometimes I don’t want to clutter up a dashboard by adding lots of text, filtersand parameters but I also want the keep the interactivity they afford. So… Iadd them to the dashboard and hide them like the below.

TableauCalculations,TableauGeneralKnowledge

Webinar Replay: 10 Things You Forgot You Could Do in Tableau

May 26, 2021 InterWorks | interworks.com

It’s easy to fall into the same old routine with Tableau, which is why we wanted to remind you (and ourselves) of some great tips and tricks that really can elevate your workbooks: Tip 1 – Data Interpreter All Tableau Creators know that it all…The...

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How to Create a Marginal Histogram

May 25, 2021 VizWiz (noreply@blogger.com) | www.vizwiz.com

Marginal histograms are a great choice when you want to display your data at different levels of aggregation in a single view. You can think of a marginal histogram as a heatmap with a histogram to the side and the top of the heatmap. Each graph p...

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Creating YTD Calculations in Power BI

May 25, 2021 Spencer Baucke | www.tessellationtech.io

Creating YTD Calculations in Power BI Recently, Tessellation put out a blog covering how to create Year to Date (YTD) calculations in Tableau, which you can find here. Regardless of what industry or company you work in, comparing current year … Re...

Dashboards,PowerBI,Technical,main

Quick Q&A: Why We Like Microsoft for Cloud-Based Productivity

May 25, 2021 Garrett Sauls | interworks.com

A few months ago, we kicked off a new blog series where we ask some of our IT experts what they like about certain technologies, as well as the vendors/partners behind those technologies. After all, the IT landscape is an expansive one. Knowing wh...

IT,cloud,Microsoft

#MakeoverMonday 2021 Week 21 - How are wildlife populations changing?

May 24, 2021 VizWiz (noreply@blogger.com) | www.vizwiz.com

My Makeover Monday this week is very similar to the original other than I converted it to a diverging bar chart. Check out #WatchMeViz and the final visualization below. I iterated through 10 charts in about 45 minutes.

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Embedding with Tableau Online: An Overview

May 24, 2021 Andre De Vries | www.theinformationlab.co.uk

Blog written and updated as of May 2021 Lately, we’ve been getting more and more client requests and interest in using Tableau Online for embedding Tableau dashboards into custom applications. With the majority of tools and applications moving to ...

Blog,embed,TabelauOnline,TableauServer

Diversity at The Information Lab – an update from us

May 24, 2021 Robin Kennedy | www.theinformationlab.co.uk

It’s been a little under a year since we made a public statement on race and equality. In June last year we committed to update and evolve many of our work practices in recruitment, events, and staff training to improve the way the company tackles...

Blog,News

22 Different BAN Designs

May 24, 2021 Kevin Flerlage (noreply@blogger.com) | www.flerlagetwins.com

 Recently at work, I was building a dashboard with four different categories where each category would be represented by a specific color throughout the dashboard.  I decided to utilize BANs at the top to show some overall figures and ...

Design

Embedding with Tableau Online: An Overview

May 24, 2021 | andredevries.dev

Lately, we’ve been getting more and more client requests and interest in using Tableau Online for embedding Tableau dashboards into custom applications. With the majority of tools and applications moving to a managed cloud-hosted service they woul...

How to pause and unpause extract refreshes for Tableau workbooks

May 22, 2021 Elliott Stam | medium.com

Building your own custom features using the Tableau REST APIContinue reading on Devyx »

python,data-engineering,tableau,programming,tableau-server

Week 7: Synchronising Axes Across Worksheets - Tableau| DS23

May 21, 2021 Auguste Navickyte | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Synchronising axes on separate worksheets with reference band.

How to Show and Hide Underlying Data with a Set Action

May 20, 2021 VizWiz (noreply@blogger.com) | www.vizwiz.com

In this tip, I show you how to use a set action to drill down into the underlying data behind a mark. This example uses a dot plot to go from sales at the category level to then show each underlying sale.I first saw this technique demonstrated by ...

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Live Stream – How to Become a Data Analytics Consultant in 2021

May 20, 2021 Analytics Events | www.tessellationtech.io

During this webinar, learn the essential non-technical skills that data analytics consulting firms require when hiring new analytics consultants from Tessellation partner, Alex Christensen. … Read MoreThe post Live Stream – How to Become a Data An...

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How to Keep Shapes from Resizing in Tableau

May 20, 2021 Eric Parker | onenumber.biz

I recently received an email from a blog reader who was trying to solve a problem I’ve come across several times. He was representing populations on a map of the world in a chart that looked something like this.

TableauHow-Tos,Design

Can you compare Same Day to a Selected Date?

May 20, 2021 Donna Coles | donnacoles.home.blog

Week 20 for #WOW2021, and Lorna Brown set the challenge based on comparing dates. The requirement was to avoid LoDs in preference of table calculations. Unintentionally, I managed to build a solution without table calcs either. This just happened ...

#WOW2021 Week 20: Can you compare Same Day to a Selected Date?

May 19, 2021 VizWiz (noreply@blogger.com) | www.vizwiz.com

Wow! This workout will really test your knowledge of table calcs. The challenge comes from Lorna; view the requirements here.The main purpose of this challenge is to get familiar with dates and parameters. Fortunately, every Wednesday I host what ...

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Live Stream – What to Consider When Selecting Your Business Intelligence...

May 19, 2021 Analytics Events | www.tessellationtech.io

Join Tableau Zen Master, Luke Stanke, and Power BI expert, Spencer Baucke, to learn the most important criteria to help you evaluate business intelligence tools for your organization. … Read MoreThe post Live Stream – What to Consider When Selecti...

Business,PowerBI,Tableau,UpcomingLiveStream,Webinar,BI,BIReporting,BusinessIntelligence,BusinessIntelligenceTools,LiveStream,tableau

Alteryx 2-Minute Tools: How to Use The Scatterplot Tool

May 18, 2021 Alex Christensen | www.tessellationtech.io

Alteryx 2-Minute Tools: Use This Underrated Tool to Quickly See Trends in Your Workflow Welcome to our latest data analytics video series in collaboration with Data Coach, called Alteryx 2-Minute Tools.  Every Tuesday, we’ll share a brief Alteryx ...

Alteryx,AlteryxTwoMinuteTools,Technical

Creating Animated Line Charts in Tableau

May 18, 2021 datavis.blog | datavis.blog

This post walks through the process and Pages History settings to use for creating animated line charts in Tableau

AnimatedTransitions,Tips,animation,linechart,Tableau

#MakeoverMonday Week 20 - Humans vs Animals

May 17, 2021 VizWiz (noreply@blogger.com) | www.vizwiz.com

Check out this week’s #WatchMeViz as I look at what men and women think about fighting an animal unarmed. I iterated through 17 vizzes in 60 minutes that show how to compare two measures.WatchMeViz

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Designing for Mobile First - Sample Mobile Sales Dashboard

May 17, 2021 VizWiz (noreply@blogger.com) | www.vizwiz.com

Last week, I was teaching DS23 about mobile design. We reviewed the pros and cons, what to think about from a user and usability perspective, how to make the most important information easy to understand, etc.We then picked an image of a mobile da...

average,BAN,comparison,containers,design,KPI,layout,mobile,referenceline,sparkline,tableau,usability

10 Tips for Tableau Dashboard Collaboration

May 17, 2021 Tamas Varga | medium.com

In our work configuring Tableau, creating extensions and building dashboards for clients, we’ve found that the most forward-thinking organizations see investing in a Tableau license as just the start. They realize that customizing your Tableau dep...

tableau,data-visualization,dashboard,collaboration

An Introduction To Tableau Regular Expressions (REGEX)

May 17, 2021 Ken Flerlage (noreply@blogger.com) | www.flerlagetwins.com

Kevin and I are incredibly excited to have Don Wise join us today for the first of a multi-part series on regular expressions. I spend a lot of time on the forums and I’ve personally run into many questions that require complex string ...

How-To,Tableau