Notion Tipps Tricks

Feb 13, 2024 Finn Kappus | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Notion ist ein Space in dem denken, schreiben und planen gleichzeitig möglich ist. Mit Notion lassen sich Urlaube organisieren, Projekte verwalten oder ganze Unternehmen leiten. Um Notion noch effektiver zu benutzen helfen einige Tastaturkurzbefeh...

Data,Azure,PrivateEndpoints,security,Snowflake

Lean Into Your Passions

Feb 13, 2024 Alvaro Gonzalez | www.thedataschool.co.uk

I have just wrapped up an amazing first week of training at The Data School, and I’m still pinching myself in disbelief. It feels like it was only yesterday that I was opening my laptop with nervous excitement to decide the dataset for my initial ...

TableauDates,TableauHow-Tos

Individuelle Farbpalette in Tableau

Feb 13, 2024 Finn Kappus | www.thedataschool.co.uk

In Tableau Desktop gibt es bereits einige vorab installierte Farbpaletten, die für Nutzer:innen frei verfügbar sind. Dennoch kann es durchaus vorkommen, dass individuelle Farbpaletten erwünscht sind, wenn beispielsweise das Farbschema eines Kunden...

Data,Azure,PrivateEndpoints,security,Snowflake

Groups vs. Sets in Tableau

Feb 13, 2024 Andrew Tobin | www.thedataschool.co.uk

In Tableau, we can combine together some of our datapoints into groups and sets.

Data,Azure,PrivateEndpoints,security,Snowflake

Calculations and Parameters

Feb 13, 2024 Calvin Gao | www.thedataschool.co.uk

As you dive into Tableau and begin discovering the options to create more metrics, you will come across options such as calculations, parameters and even sets. These options build the foundations for many of the interactivity that comes with Param...

Data,Azure,PrivateEndpoints,security,Snowflake

An Intro to Alteryx Data Types

Feb 13, 2024 Salome Grasland | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Alteryx has a lot of built in tools and features for dealing with and examining data types. In this post we will review what a data type is and how to manage data types in your data set. Having incorrect data types can lead to information loss, ca...

Data,Azure,PrivateEndpoints,security,Snowflake

Alteryx Spatial Tools

Feb 13, 2024 Volha Fiadotava | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Spatial analysis enables companies to combine geographic and descriptive data from a variety of sources and use that data to drive geographic models and visualizations. Spatial analysis involves examining the relationships between geographical dat...

Data,Azure,PrivateEndpoints,security,Snowflake

Adding Custom Shapes to Tableau Desktop

Feb 13, 2024 Calvin Gao | www.thedataschool.co.uk

If you ever felt tired of Tableau’s default shapes, then this blog is for you! There are actually a way to include custom shapes into tableau desktop and here is how:

Data,Azure,PrivateEndpoints,security,Snowflake

A History of Data Visualization Part 4 - Into the Modern Era

Feb 13, 2024 Luke Bennett | www.thedataschool.co.uk

In the early 20th century, the rapidly advancing pace of data visualization hit a slight halt, as many statisticians viewed images to be inaccurate and preferred showing exact numbers. However, charts and graphs were still becoming more prevalent ...

AI,DataPrep,Fundamentals,TechnicalFeatures

Configure Azure Private Endpoints for Snowflake Internal Stages

Feb 13, 2024 Chris Hastie | interworks.com

Snowflake and Azure are incredibly capable of storing data securely. You can see all reports available to customers through their pages of security and compliance reports for both Azure and Snowflake. This is fantastic for data stored in the platf...

Data,Azure,PrivateEndpoints,security,Snowflake

T.I.L Pill Different Color Palettes for Data Visualization

Feb 12, 2024 Marc-Anthony Tucker | www.thedataschool.co.uk

In Data Visualization, there are 3 main uses of color to effectively communicate content within a dashboard- Categorical, Sequential, and Diverging. There are also other common ways to utilize color for specific purposes. In this article, we will ...

AI,DataPrep,Fundamentals,TechnicalFeatures

Power BI Customer Lifetime Value Matrix

Feb 12, 2024 Robbin Vernooij | www.thedataschool.co.uk

When the Week 6 2024 Challenge for Workout Wednesday showed up I knew this was going to be a lovely challenge of calculation practice in Power BI.Having previously build customer cohort analysis charts, this is another great one to add to your por...

AI,DataPrep,Fundamentals,TechnicalFeatures

A History of Data Visualization Part 3 - 19th Century Innovations

Feb 12, 2024 Luke Bennett | www.thedataschool.co.uk

The 19th century saw huge strides in the development of data visualization, such as British doctor John Snow (not the Game of Thrones character unfortunately), who plotted instances of cholera during an 1854 outbreak in London. Snow mapped the res...

AI,DataPrep,Fundamentals,TechnicalFeatures

A History of Data Visualization Part 2 - 17th and 18th Centuries

Feb 12, 2024 Luke Bennett | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Michael Florent Van Langren, a Flemish astronomer, is thought to have created the first statistical chart in 1644 when he plotted estimates of the distance between Toledo and Rome according to different astronomers. He could have simply written do...

AI,DataPrep,Fundamentals,TechnicalFeatures

A History of Data Visualization Part 1 - Ancient Analysts

Feb 12, 2024 Luke Bennett | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Humankind has been collecting and analyzing data about the world for as long as we have existed. And although modern computing and business intelligence software such as Tableau are very recent developments, we have been honing our data analysis s...

Data Lake vs Data Warehouse Whats the Difference

Feb 12, 2024 Ariana Cukier | playfairdata.com

With the vast amount of data available today, many organizations are assessing their data solutions and making decisions to support…The post Data Lake vs Data Warehouse: What’s the Difference? appeared first on Playfair Data.

AI,DataPrep,Fundamentals,TechnicalFeatures

Do I Truncate the Axis on this Line Chart or Not

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

  Have you ever built a line chart that simply looks like a flat line and provides very little value? Take the following line chart for example:This chart shows values over time with very few variances…and this chart provides very little value. I ...

Tableau

To-Do Lists To do or not to do

Feb 11, 2024 Jeffrey Brian Thompson | www.thedataschool.co.uk

To-do lists are like a game. Some people love them because they help keep track of what needs to be done. Others feel stressed out just looking at them. Let’s quickly look at the good and the bad sides of using to-do lists.

The Curse of Knowledge

Feb 9, 2024 Justinas Aleksiejus | www.thedataschool.co.uk

The “Curse of Knowledge” crops up daily, a term coined by economists Colin Camerer, George Loewenstein, and Martin Weber in their 1989 paper.

How Taylor Swift Helped Me Get Into The Data School

Feb 9, 2024 Caitlyn O'Connor | www.thedataschool.co.uk

This blog explores some helpful tips and tricks for when you are applying to The Data School.

Diving Into Data My First Week at The Data School

Feb 9, 2024 Jeffrey Brian Thompson | www.thedataschool.co.uk

This week has been a whirlwind of new experiences, learning, and making connections that I’m excited to share with you.

Day 3 of The Data School - Reshaping Data

Feb 9, 2024 Jessica Robbin | www.thedataschool.co.uk

In the first few days of The Data School we learnt how we can reshape data into a desired format.

Dates in Alteryx

Feb 9, 2024 Adam Sultanov | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Working with data in Alteryx you’re going to encounter dates. A lot. They can be finicky and it’s not always clear how to get to where you need to go. I thought I would put everything I’ve learned so far in one place in order to help someone (very...

Best Browser Extensions For Data-Driven Minds

Feb 9, 2024 Alex Bernaciak | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Embarking on the journey of data analysis often entails endless web navigation, searching for answers or new datasets. After joining the Information Lab, I decided to draw from the expertise of my experienced colleagues and asked what tools they u...

A Weeks Reflection at the Data School Looking back at my application

Feb 9, 2024 Anne Porcia Affi-Asamani | www.thedataschool.co.uk

As I approach the end of my first week of training at the Data School, I couldn’t help but compare the foundational data concepts we’ve covered so far to my previous experiences using data, especially in my application process. I’ve found that sev...

3 Things I Learnt During the 1st Project

Feb 9, 2024 Jessica Robbin | www.thedataschool.co.uk

On the Friday of our first week at The Data School, we were assigned our first project and presentation. Here are three things I learned.

Top Bottom Variance

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

For #WOW2024 Week 6, Sean challenged us to create a viz depicting the top and bottom entries based on a variable set by the user. He instructed that no LoDs (level of detail calculations) should be used, and then also added a bonus to complete the...

WorkoutWednesday,WOW2024,CombinedSets,Rank,Sets,TableCalcs,TableCalculations,Week6

Some Handy Shortcuts in Tableau

Feb 8, 2024 Luke Bennett | www.thedataschool.co.uk

If you’re new to Tableau, you’re likely missing out on tons of helpful features. In this post, I’ll show some simple mouse and keyboard shortcuts that help speed up the chart creation and dashboarding processes. This will be especially useful to n...

TableauDashboards

Power BIs CALCULATE and Tableaus LODs- Cut from the Same Cloth

Feb 8, 2024 Harvey Joyce | www.thedataschool.co.uk

This blog explores comparisons between Tableau LODs and Power BI DAX expressions for various filter modifier functions, including ALL, ALLEXCEPT and KEEPFILTERS.

Data,Tableau,URLActions

Beginning at the End Applying to The Data School

Feb 8, 2024 Liz Boika | www.thedataschool.co.uk

As with many things in my life, I approached the task of writing blogs and documenting my time at The Data School rather backwards. It’s hard for me to begin before I feel fully informed, so the few opportunities I had to sit and write during trai...

Data,Tableau,URLActions

How To Make the Most of Tableau https://interworks.com/blog/2024/02/08/h...

Feb 8, 2024 Kirsty Wall | interworks.com

URL actions and web objects are not new to Tableau but with so many businesses now having disparate systems and sites, URL actions have never been more useful! A web object allows you to embed a web page into your dashboard. A URL action builds…Th...

Data,Tableau,URLActions

Mapping Congressional Districts

Feb 7, 2024 Lorraine Ferrusi | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Tableau has this amazing functionality where it will build maps for you if you give it the right information. The Tableau map server already has data about the longitude and latitude values for multiple different geographic roles which you can rea...

TableauDashboards

Dynamic Titles for Tableau Dashboards

Feb 7, 2024 Eric Parker | onenumber.biz

One of the primary purposes of a dashboard title is to provide context for users. It should give them a sense of what they are looking at, and what they are looking for.

TableauDashboards

What Is Tableau Pulse and What Can It Do for Me

Feb 6, 2024 Paul Vincent | interworks.com

Modern analytics has transformed the way we interact with data today. We’ve moved beyond spreadsheets to bring clarity and insight in an ever-expanding and complex world of data. Empower People To Bring Value Throughout this journey, InterWorks ha...

Data,AI,Tableau,TableauPulse

InterWorks Announces New Curator Reseller Program

Feb 6, 2024 Stephanie Hunt | interworks.com

Calling all analytics and data consultants and consultancies: Are your clients struggling with creating adoption around analytics?  Are you creating content for them and no one is using it?  Are your clients wanting to provide analytics to more of...

News,Curator,reseller,ResellerProgram

Embracing Our Timeless Core Relationships Service and Excellence

Feb 6, 2024 Behfar Jahanshahi | interworks.com

Since the inception of InterWorks, we’ve been firmly rooted in core values that have guided us through every triumph and challenge. Relationships, Service and Excellence aren’t just words to us; they’re the pillars that have carried us from our ve...

Culture,AboutUs,culture,InterWorks

Configure AWS PrivateLink to Securely Connect to Snowflake Internal Stages

Feb 6, 2024 Roger Garcia | interworks.com

Securely Loading Data into Snowflake In a previous article, I wrote about how to configure AWS PrivateLink to work with Snowflake so that your employees can access your favourite data warehouse in a secure manner. In this article, we’ll go one ste...

Data,AWS,PrivateLink,security,Snowflake

Preppin for the Alteryx Designer Core Exam Part 3

Feb 5, 2024 Marc-Anthony Tucker | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Welcome back to the third installment of the Alteryx Designer Core Exam Study series. As mentioned in the previous parts, it is important to have a solid understanding of key Alteryx tools such as Input Data, Output Data, Join, Union Filter, Trans...

AI,DataPrep,Fundamentals,TechnicalFeatures

Tableau Careers You Didnt Know About

Feb 5, 2024 Ethan Lang | playfairdata.com

Many believe that getting a job as a Tableau engineer means you will be using Tableau Desktop to build data…The post Tableau Careers You Didn’t Know About appeared first on Playfair Data.

Fundamentals,Strategy,TableauDesktop,TipsTricks

Synchronize Your Tableau Filter Actions and Quick Filters

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

 I love actions in Tableau. They aresuch a great way of adding interactivity in an intuitive way. I use actions in almostevery dashboard I create. And while I love some of the newer action types suchas set and parameter actions, the type I use mos...

How-To,Tableau

Was ist RegEx

Feb 4, 2024 Volha Fiadotava | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Regex, kurz für Regular Expressions, ist wie eine besondere Codesprache für die Arbeit mit Text. Es hilft dabei, Text zu finden, zu ändern und zu überprüfen. Stellen Sie sich vor, Sie möchten E-Mails in einem Dokument finden oder bestimmte Wörter ...

Bar Chart Series Stacked Bar Chart - Percent of Total

Feb 4, 2024 Muhammad Dimas Abdul Aziz Cakradewa | www.thedataschool.co.uk

This time we want to build a bar chart, that shows a percentage of the total, based on a different measure. This can be useful, for example, if we want to see, how many people from certain region have bought certain product category. The chart sho...

Why a Training With Interworks

Feb 2, 2024 Sebastian Deptalla | interworks.com

Easy! Three reasons: We love what we do. We are the best. We think learning should be fun. Convinced? Yay! Okay, okay, I think I should put in a little bit more work here. I mean, these three reasons are the core of everything we…The post Why a Tr...

Data,Series,Training

Why Do Trainings at All

Feb 2, 2024 Sebastian Deptalla | interworks.com

When I discuss the necessity of trainings with decision makers, there are usually two arguments thrown my way: Costs Quality And I want to and need to address both of them. Costs Trainings are expensive. So, why should we do them in the first plac...

Data,InterWorks,Learning,Training

What Makes a Good or a Bad Training

Feb 2, 2024 Sebastian Deptalla | interworks.com

Let’s travel back in time — maybe a few years, maybe a few decades — back to earlier times, when you were at school. Imagine an average classroom. You as a student, with class mates, a teacher, a board, chalk, small tables, small chairs and,…The p...

Data,InterWorks,Series,Training