How to Build a Dumbell Chart

Aug 17, 2024 Thomas Duong | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Ever wondered how to build a dumbbell chart? Dumbbell charts effectively highlight differences between two data points across multiple categories, making it easier to visualise changes and compare values in a clear, concise format. On top of that ...

Dashboard Design - Fundamental Dos and Donts

Aug 17, 2024 Thomas Duong | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Creating a Tableau dashboard that’s both effective and easy to use is all about smart design choices. You want your dashboard to not only display data but also make it easy for users to understand and interact with it. Here are some key things I h...

Zoom In Quadrant on Tableau Desktop Mastering the Scatterplot

Aug 16, 2024 Thiago Santos | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Scatterplots are a powerful tool for visualising the relationship between two variables. They’re particularly useful when you want to compare measures and uncover patterns or correlations. But what happens when your scatterplot is overcrowded with...

What Beyonce and Sandwiches taught me about Data Ecosystems

Aug 16, 2024 Kate Crawford | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Like most beyhive in tech, I often find myself “right-click inspecting” code on beyonce.com. Instead of looking for a tour page this time, I went to the HTML header to find potential data sources that Bey and the awesome team at Parkwood Entertain...

All the different names...

Aug 16, 2024 Tim Jeffries | www.thedataschool.co.uk

I was having a lovely conversation with a colleague a few days ago describing how well a weekly Client Project had gone - I’d been doing the data prep, and there was a wonderful moment when despite it having looked awful all week, I finally presse...

How Popular is Your Birthday

Aug 15, 2024 VizWiz (noreply@blogger.com) | www.vizwiz.com

I love a chart where you don’t need to write any commentary to understand the chart or to understand the analysis. This is one of those charts.

birthday,births,dataanalysis,heatmap,heatmap,popular,rank,tableau

Data Ingestion The essential First step in building a robust Data Pipeline

Aug 15, 2024 Jyoti Gupta | www.thedataschool.co.uk

In 2020, the world generated a staggering 64.2 zettabytes of data, and by 2025, this number is expected to soar to 181 zettabytes (source Statista.com). To put this into perspective, 1 zettabyte equals 1021 byte, highlighting the sheer volume of d...

Planning a workflow

Aug 14, 2024 Kealan Daly | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Today we attempted to prepare data on the Forbes’ Top 10 paid athletes for analysis by compiling top ten from 2012 to 2014 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbes_list_of_the_world%27s_highest-paid_athletes).

Moving Quadrants on a Scatter Plot

Aug 14, 2024 Alfie King | www.thedataschool.co.uk

With scatter plots its always useful to see trends, however, sometimes we want to see how the points on the scatter plot relate to other scatter plots. Do to this the best way is using quadrants. In this blog we can see how to make these quadrants...

How to build a tournament bracket in Tableau

Aug 14, 2024 Dan Wade | www.thedataschool.co.uk

In 2023, after learning how to make dendograms in Tableau, I had the idea of taking this a step further and making a tournament bracket for the Women’s World Cup which was on at the time. The finished product didn’t come out as I’d expected, but i...

DS46 Week 2 Makeover Monday Design

Aug 14, 2024 Eden Thiede-Palmer | www.thedataschool.co.uk

On Monday DS46 was tasked with designing a dashboard based on the 2024 Week 4 Makeover Monday on the highest paid athletes of 2023.

Maturing Analytics The Road to AI

Aug 14, 2024 Ben Bausili | interworks.com

Welcome back to our journey in maturing analytics. We’ve gone from identifying the actual job to be done to many of the methods and tools you’ll use to deliver on it. In this final installment, we’re going to tackle the elephant in the room: artif...

Data,AI,analytics

How to Setup a Data Extraction Python Project

Aug 13, 2024 Edward Hayter | www.thedataschool.co.uk

I have started a project where I want to extract source data for a Customer Relations Management (CRM) software and load the raw data into Snowflake for transformation and then reporting. What I found a bit intimidating starting on this project wa...

Data

Groups Vs Sets in Tableau

Aug 13, 2024 Joe O'Connor | www.thedataschool.co.uk

When would you use a group or a set in Tableau?

Creating a dumbbell chart

Aug 13, 2024 Kealan Daly | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Today we tried a Workout Wednesday challenge and tasked with creating a dumbbell chart (https://workout-wednesday.com/2022w32tab/).

Data Mesh An Independent View

Aug 13, 2024 Mike Oldroyd | interworks.com

The Quick Version The Data Mesh architecture provides a credible blueprint for managing data at scale. It offers a solution for organisations that are simply too large or complex to be able to centralise all of their data within a single enterprise...

Data

Introduction to Viz design with athlete earnings.

Aug 12, 2024 Rory Moxom | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Week 2 at The Data School is all related to the visual elements of dashboard design. This included nailing down what charts work best in different situations, as well as some visual best practice.

The Latest With Tableau Pulse Make It Work for You

Aug 12, 2024 Sripriya Vemula | interworks.com

If you attended the latest Tableau Conference earlier this spring, or if you’ve spent any time considering the feasibility of a migration to Tableau Cloud, you may be familiar with Tableau Pulse. Tableau Pulse leverages the capabilities of Tableau...

Data,Tableau,TableauPulse

Measuring the Success of Data and Analytics A Quick Start Guide

Aug 12, 2024 Ben Bausili | interworks.com

In the realm of analytics, measuring success can be a complex endeavor. It’s crucial to differentiate between evaluating the success of your entire analytics platform or practice and measuring the success of individual dashboards, initiatives or p...

Data,dataanalytics

Data Dance Combining AI Generated Music with Tableau guest blog post by ...

Aug 12, 2024 Kevin Flerlage (noreply@blogger.com) | www.flerlagetwins.com

      This is a guest blog post from Heather Cox based on one of the most incredible Tableau Public vizzes I have ever seen - her TableauVision Song Contest. This viz utilizes AI-generated songs based on Tableau features and implements...

Tableau

How to Create Multiselect Parameters in Tableau

Aug 10, 2024 Felicia Styer | playfairdata.com

Binary Parameters are a new technique that allows you to store multiple Boolean selections in one parameter, essentially creating a…The post How to Create Multiselect Parameters in Tableau appeared first on Playfair Data.

Advanced,Engineering,Innovation,TableauDesktop,UserExperience

Why Do We Prep Data

Aug 9, 2024 Thiago Santos | www.thedataschool.co.uk

What is Data Prep and Why Do We Prep Data? Imagine walking into a bedroom that’s completely cluttered. Clothes are strewn all over the floor, shoes are scattered under the bed, and you can’t quite remember where you left that one favourite shirt. ...

Data

Week 1 Friday Project

Aug 9, 2024 Eden Thiede-Palmer | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Client: TIL

Reflective Logs First Project

Aug 9, 2024 Kealan Daly | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Today I completed my first Friday project! It was initially a daunting prospect to be given a briefing and devise a plan to provide a suitable outcome. As I worked through the task, however, I found the insights gained and lessons learned through ...

Data

Reflective Log - DS 46 Week 1 Project

Aug 9, 2024 Joe O'Connor | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Reflective Log for Data Preparation Project

Introduction to Tableau Dashboards at Learn What The Data School Learns

Aug 9, 2024 Becky Wright | www.thedataschool.co.uk

On Thursday we had a full day of learning with members of the public in Learn What The Data School Learns. Each of our cohort had a 90 minute session on an aspect of Tableau.

Data

Dashboard Templates for Teams

Aug 9, 2024 Kate Crawford | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Client projects are a core part of the Data School Training program. They happen eight times during the 17-week course.

Data

DS46 Week 1 Project Reflective Log

Aug 9, 2024 Georgia Webb | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Today I completed my first Friday project. I was given 4 data files, 3 of which contained data about hotel reservations, and 1 which contained data about the transactions of hotel guests. 

InterWorks Blog Roundup July 2024

Aug 9, 2024 Mark Cordeiro | interworks.com

Howdy, blog readers! We’ve got some exciting stuff for you this month. We were an absolute machine with the production this past month, with 20+ blogs handwritten just for you. But before we get into the meat and potatoes this month, let me share ...

Data

Can you compare an Olympic medallists age to a users age

Aug 9, 2024 Donna Coles | donnacoles.home.blog

As the Paris 2024 Olympic Games continues, then #WOW continues with another Olympic themed challenge, this time set by Kyle. Defining the core calculations There’s a lot of LoD calcs used in this, so let’s set this up to start with. Avg Age Per Sp...

WorkoutWednesday,WOW2024,BarChart,FIXED,INDEX,LoD,parameter,TableCalcs,Week32

Dealing with Non-standard Coordinate Systems in Tableau

Aug 8, 2024 Matthias Albert | www.thedataschool.co.uk

The Problem

At the Touch of a Button

Aug 8, 2024 Vivian Ng | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Creating buttons in Tableau is a fasten-ating process! Let’s learn how!

Growing a Digital Garden

Aug 7, 2024 Kate Crawford | www.thedataschool.co.uk

TLDR; Capture ideas and archive projects in a way that allows you to edit them later or share with others. This is a multi-part series where I share how to use different software for data management and productivity.

Creating a Date Table in Power BI

Aug 7, 2024 Jyoti Gupta | www.thedataschool.co.uk

In Power BI, efficient data modeling is crucial to creating effective reports and dashboards. A core component of this process involves leveraging calculated tables. Unlike tables imported from data sources, calculated tables are defined by DAX ex...

Dynamic Zone Visibility with Tableau Dashboard Actions

Aug 7, 2024 Ollie Linley | onenumber.biz

Do you want to show and hide sheets on your dashboard with only a click? Dynamic Zone Visibility lets you do exactly that. This is far more dynamic than filter actions, as we can show or hide any number of sheets and their elements from a single i...

DynamicZoneVisibility,TableauDashboards

Conditional Calculations in Tableau and Power BI

Aug 7, 2024 Paul Vincent | interworks.com

In the video below, I go over Conditional Calculations using two of the most widely-used data visualisation tools on the market: Tableau by Salesforce and Power BI by Microsoft. Tune in here:The post Conditional Calculations in Tableau and Power B...

Data,ConditionalCalculations,PowerBI,Tableau

Re-thinking a Viz

Aug 6, 2024 Joe O'Connor | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Taking a viz and re-imagining it for a different user.

My First Blog - Understanding and Translating Client Needs

Aug 6, 2024 Thomas Duong | www.thedataschool.co.uk

On Day 2, we talked about how important it is to really understand and translate what clients want. Often, we don’t ask the right questions or assume clients know something they might not. It’s crucial to not only understand what the client is ask...

DS46 User Stories and Sketches

Aug 6, 2024 Kealan Daly | www.thedataschool.co.uk

It is with excitement and some apprehension that I submit my first blog post as I begin on my journey as part of the 46th cohort of the Data School. Today we discussed the role of a data consultant and explored some of the duties and responsibilit...

DS46 Reimagining a Sports Viz

Aug 6, 2024 Eden Thiede-Palmer | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Today in DS46 we were tasked with reimagining and resketching a sports viz while learning the core concepts of answering questions with data. One of my biggest takeaways was that it is important to understand WHY we are making a viz.

Data

DS 46 Data School Day 2

Aug 6, 2024 Georgia Webb | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Hello! Yesterday, I began my journey in the data school as a part of DS 46.

Context is Key

Aug 6, 2024 Rory Moxom | www.thedataschool.co.uk

In our first task at The Data School, we were tasked with taking some visualisations that had already been made and sketching out how we would change them to answer different questions.

Recap of Current Snowflake Tools

Aug 6, 2024 Steve Taylor | interworks.com

As Snowflake becomes more and more feature rich, we’ve become surrounded by all manner of suffixes to the word “Snow.” In this post, I’ll summarise the tools available and what their intended use is. This is only meant to be a brief overview, so I...

Data,Snowflake

Scaffolding

Aug 5, 2024 Alfie King | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Today we were set a challenge to create a 6-month moving average of sales by state in the Sample-Superstore.xlsx dataset in Tableau Prep. 

Detailed vs Summary Tables Why Not Both

Aug 5, 2024 Ken Flerlage (noreply@blogger.com) | www.flerlagetwins.com

 Imagine a scenario where your datasource has hundreds of millions or even billions of rows. If you try to usethis data in Tableau, it’s likely that you’ll run into some problems. One ofthe first problems you’re likely to encounter is that your da...

How-To,Tableau