Power BI - First Makeover Monday

Aug 31, 2023 Alexander Wood | www.thedataschool.co.uk

This is my first attempt at a Makeover Monday in Power Bi. A really good test of my Power BI ability after a few days learning Power Query and then a day spent on Power BI Desktop. Who knows, there might be more Power BI Makeover Mondays to come.

My First MakeoverMonday in Power BI

Aug 31, 2023 Jaroslav Tomcala | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Our first MakeoverMonday (2023, week 19) in Power BI was about MakeoverMonday metadata. It was a fantastic dataset, although it needed a bit of tweaking in Power Query.

Make over Monday on Power BI

Aug 31, 2023 Myles Stevenson | www.thedataschool.co.uk

This is my first attempt at doing a Make over Monday on power BI, all about who has made the most MAke over monday data sets, Check it out

MakeoverMonday 2023 Week 19

Aug 31, 2023 Abby Poon | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Dashboard Week Day 1 Fix My Street Glasgow

Aug 31, 2023 Vivian Ng | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Day 1 of Dashboard Week for me was a few months ago (May 30), but I had to leave early that day, so I didn’t get to complete that dashboard until now. We went over making Tableau dashboards more accessible on that day, and so the challenge that da...

Alumni Spotlight Tom Pilgrem

Aug 31, 2023 Mel Niere | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Learn more about Tom’s experience, from the time he applied to The Data School, to his career as a Career Development Coach. Tom was part of Cohort 8 of The Data School London, which took place from February 2018 to February 2020.

Unleashing the Power of Tableau Cloud Elevating Data Security and Admini...

Aug 31, 2023 John Saunders | interworks.com

Step into the realm of data security and embark on a thrilling journey with Tableau Cloud! Get ready to witness the fusion of innovation and protection as we unveil a series of captivating blogs. Join us as we delve into the cutting-edge features ...

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Work out Wednesday PBI 2021 W2

Aug 30, 2023 Myles Stevenson | www.thedataschool.co.uk

I’ve started on my journey with Power BI and done my first Power BI work out Wednesday.

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Power BI Journey.02 Learning DAX

Aug 30, 2023 Numa Begum | www.thedataschool.co.uk

This blog highlights what I have learnt for formatting in Power BI! This involves conditional formatting using legend, rules, gradients and field values. Then use data analysis expressions with DAX for further formatting. This included filters, sl...

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Power BI Journey.01 WOW 2021 Wk 2

Aug 30, 2023 Numa Begum | www.thedataschool.co.uk

This is the start of my blog series documenting my progress with Power BI. This week I completed a challenge on Workout Wednesday, which you can find here: https://workout-wednesday.com/pbi-2021-w02/

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How to use Reverse Geocoding in Power BI using Google Maps

Aug 30, 2023 Kinley Ly | www.thedataschool.co.uk

This is a two part series titled “Reverse Geocoding with Power BI”. I will be teaching on how to reverse geocode in Power BI using two different APIs: Google Maps and Bing Maps.

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How to Create a Parameter Driven Colouring Chart

Aug 30, 2023 Abby Poon | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Step one: Create a parameter called “Sales Above?”

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Empower Your Visuals in Power BI Using Parameters to Change Dimensions a...

Aug 30, 2023 Jaroslav Tomcala | www.thedataschool.co.uk

We’re currently in the middle of our week, concentrating on Power BI and Power Query at The Data School. Today, I’d like to introduce you to a useful feature we’ve picked up.

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Elevate your PowerPoints Part 1

Aug 30, 2023 Numa Begum | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Presenting is paramount in getting across your analysis and all the key insights you spent finding! So, why stick to a boring old PowerPoint presentation we have seen so many times over? Humans are naturally visual and need engaging cues to maximi...

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Dashboard Design What Makes A Good Dashboard

Aug 30, 2023 Erin Potter | www.thedataschool.co.uk

In today’s data-driven world, it is crucial for analysts to transform raw data into actionable insights. But what exactly makes a dashboard effective? A well-crafted dashboard can empower businesses to make informed decisions in a quick and effect...

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Creating KPI Report Using Power BI

Aug 30, 2023 Abby Poon | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Today we learnt how to create a KPI report in our Wake-Up-Wednesday Challenge.

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Playfair Data Earns Recognitions for Excellence in Visual Analytics and ...

Aug 30, 2023 Austin Meyer | playfairdata.com

Playfair Data is excited to announce four recognitions underscoring its excellence in the field of visual analytics and its business…The post Playfair Data Earns Recognitions for Excellence in Visual Analytics and Business Growth appeared first on...

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Highlight the Highest and Lowest Points in a Tableau Line Graph

Aug 30, 2023 Ollie Linley | onenumber.biz

Imagine you are building a line graph and want to visually call out the highest and lowest values for your end user. To do that, we can create a dual axis chart where circles representing the MIN and MAX points is overlaid on the line graph.

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How to Compare YTD QTD MTD WTD Daily Sales in Tableau

Aug 29, 2023 VizWiz (noreply@blogger.com) | www.vizwiz.com

In this Tableau tutorial, I guide you step-by-step through creating a daily sales dashboard that covers all critical time frames: Year to Date (YTD), Quarter to Date (QTD), Month to Date (MTD), Week to Date (WTD), and Today. Learn how to calculate...

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The Basics of Tableau Server

Aug 29, 2023 Michael Bellamy | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Tableau Server is a powerful and versatile platform that empowers organizations to leverage the full potential of their data through interactive and insightful visualizations. The server provides a scalable server-based analytics solution that let...

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Resources to learn Tableau Desktop

Aug 29, 2023 Shreya Arya | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Want to start your Tableau Journey but don’t know where to begin?

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Coreography for Success Prepping for the Alteryx Designer Core Exam

Aug 29, 2023 Sid Saythongphet | www.thedataschool.co.uk

If you are here, chances are, you are thinking about taking the Alteryx Designer Core Exam. Or maybe you are just starting out with Alteryx. Or maybe you just need a refresher. Either way, if you want a quick look at the 23 core tools in Alteryx, ...

Alteryx Mini Tip Series Customizing your Tool Bar

Aug 29, 2023 Lisa Hitch | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Did you know that you can customize your Alteryx toolbar?

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Advanced Alteryx Tool Options

Aug 29, 2023 Adam Sultanov | www.thedataschool.co.uk

In order to supplement my previous blog post, Navigating the Alteryx Tool Set, which goes over the basic tools at one’s disposal, I’m going to add descriptions here about some advanced tools to really supercharge your workflows. These tools requir...

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Enhanced Highlight Actions

Aug 29, 2023 Marc Reid | datavis.blog

Highlight actions help focus the attention of your dashboard consumers on specific points of interest. Changing the shape of marks and/or making marks fully opaque amplifies that effect. This tip shows you how.

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Converting Geospatial Coordinate Encoding in Snowflake

Aug 29, 2023 Chaitanya Joshi | interworks.com

Recently, I was involved in a project which required using geospatial (basically maps) data for an analytical application. Now, with ESRI shape files being around for more than three decades, any sincere BI application like Tableau can easily read...

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The Fundamental Characteristics of a GOOD Dashboard

Aug 28, 2023 Patrick Maguire | www.thedataschool.co.uk

When creating a Dashboard, it can be easy to get so caught up in the analysis such that some of the fundamentals of dashboard design go out the window (I have certainly been there!). Today, I will outline some of the key fundamental characteristic...

Logical Functions in Tableau How can we utilise them

Aug 28, 2023 Patrick Maguire | www.thedataschool.co.uk

A crucial technical skill required to proficiently harness the powers of Tableau is the skill to understand and effectively implement Calculations.

Grouping and Aligning in Power BI How Does it work

Aug 28, 2023 Patrick Maguire | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Today marked the first day of Power BI training for DS41. Robbin Vernooij (whilst fighting through his jetlag) took us through the basics of Power Query, and building charts and pages.

From Submitting an Application Dashboard to a Data School Acceptance

Aug 28, 2023 Lisa Hitch | www.thedataschool.co.uk

This article is about my timeline from when submitted my first application dashboard until I received the acceptance into the Data School, divided into 3 sections: Prepare for Phone Interview, Prepare Final Dashboard, and Prepare for Final Interview

New Viz Serial Killers Their Victims

Aug 28, 2023 Kevin Flerlage (noreply@blogger.com) | www.flerlagetwins.com

  Like many people, I’ve always been incredibly fascinated by serial killers. This probably started when I was 15 and Jeffrey Dahmer was arrested. Nobody could understand how someone could do that to another human being. Over the past ...

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Team Work - 6th Week at DSDE

Aug 27, 2023 Ali Fawwaz | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Time has come to our first internal project at the data school. It is time to test our knowledge and also our ability to work as a team.

Spatial in Tableau

Aug 27, 2023 Nitesh Shrestha | www.thedataschool.co.uk

This week we learned about several spatial functions within Tableau including Makepoint, Makeline, and Distance. In this blog post, we will explore these functions and understand their practical applications.

Power from 1s and 0s Numbers

Aug 27, 2023 Le Luu | www.thedataschool.co.uk

In Data Analysis, data analysts usually work with the boolean data type. The return value for the boolean data type is True or False. However, I often use 2 bits 1 and 0 instead of using True or False for boolean type. In this blog, I will summari...

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Can you build a scatterbox

Aug 26, 2023 Donna Coles | donnacoles.home.blog

I’m back from my holibobs, so back to solving #WOW2023 challenges and writing up the solutions – it’s tough to get back into things after a couple of weeks of sunshine and cocktails! Anyway, this week, Sean set this challenge from Felicia Styler t...

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Navigating the Alteryx Tool Set

Aug 25, 2023 Adam Sultanov | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Alteryx provides a wide array of tools to use in one’s workflows. In fact, there are so many it can be hard to remember which is which! Here is a helpful guide to the most common tools, what they are and what they do.

My tips for the phone interview

Aug 25, 2023 Jules Claeys | www.thedataschool.co.uk

The whole application for the Data School can feel pretty long overall, after you’ve built your application visualization, the next step is the phone interview.

Joins Blends and Relationships what is the difference

Aug 25, 2023 Numa Begum | www.thedataschool.co.uk

You may have heard these terms used when using multiple datasets, but do you know the difference between them?  

Importance of Data Structures and Pivoting

Aug 25, 2023 Sabrina Vazquez | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Understanding types of data structures, why they are important, and when you may need to transform your data.

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How to plan a dashboard

Aug 25, 2023 Myles Stevenson | www.thedataschool.co.uk

With a short timeframe a client may prefer to see a plan quickly rather than spending multiple hours on a dashboard that a client hates. This means making a cohesive plan.

Creating Spatial Objects in Tableau

Aug 25, 2023 Sakif Chowdhury | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Spatial objects can be quite confusing without understanding exactly what is going on. Thankfully, Tableau makes it quite simple for us. The first thing that we need to do is make sure Tableau is reading the data we input correctly. By clicking on...

Alumni Spotlight Pablo Saenz de Tejada

Aug 25, 2023 Mel Niere | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Learn more about Pablo’s experience, from the time he applied to The Data School, to his career as a Lead Solution Engineer at Tableau. Pablo was part of Cohort 1 of The Data School London, which took place from June 2015 to June 2017.

9 Ways to Create Calculated Fields in Tableau

Aug 25, 2023 Lisa Hitch | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Did you know that there are 9 different ways to create a calculated field in Tableau? Read on to find all the ways how to create calculated fields in Tableau

Useful function of SQL

Aug 24, 2023 Stanley Chan | www.thedataschool.co.uk

A quick note for myself

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Table Calculations in Tableau - Part 1

Aug 24, 2023 Le Luu | www.thedataschool.co.uk

According to the Tableau page, Table Calculation is a transformation that the user could apply to the visualization in Tableau. Table Calculation is a special type of calculated field that computes the local data.

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