Dividers in Tableau

Apr 26, 2023 Tom Gould | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Using dividers is a quick and simple way to add some extra breathing room to your dashboards, increasing their readability! This blog will guide you step-by-step on how to add dividers to any dashboard.

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Adding a country flag to your bar chart in Tableau

Apr 26, 2023 Adrien Sourdille | www.thedataschool.co.uk

In this blog post, I will guide you on how to add country flags to a bar chart in Tableau. Bar charts are a powerful visualization tool, and by adding country flags, we can enhance the visual appeal of our charts while also providing important con...

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Building Geographic Maps in Tableau for Beginners

Apr 26, 2023 Ollie Linley | onenumber.biz

Have you ever wanted to display your data in a map format but aren’t quite sure where to start? Or do you want to learn how to get the most of Tableau’s default mapping features?

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The BI Cantos: Team Composition

Apr 26, 2023 Dan Murray | interworks.com

This section summarizes the skills and knowledge your deployment team must have. Your deployment team will set up the software, define the proof-of-concept (POC) deliverables and perform efficacy testing. They will work with your consulting partne...

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A Tableau Style Guide Made in Tableau

Apr 26, 2023 Karinna Spitalnick | interworks.com

One of the reasons I gravitated towards a career in data visualization was just that — the visualizations. My background is in the visual arts and to see data, facts and numbers, concepts and correlations, all brilliantly designed and represented ...

Data,Dashboard,styleguide,Tableau,UI

Take Action! (With Parameters)

Apr 25, 2023 Christian Vincent Curcurato | www.thedataschool.co.uk

The most common type of interactivity implemented in dashboard visualizations is the humble filter, with which users can change the scope of the visualization by selecting relevant values.

Data,Consultants,POC,roadmap,SVR

It's a match!

Apr 25, 2023 Connie Koo | www.thedataschool.co.uk

While many people know Alteryx as an analytics automation software that aids many industries in solving a broad range of data analytics problems, the program was initially used for spatial analysis. I’ve always been curious about the spatial tools...

ChartTypes,Storytelling,Tips&Tricks,UserExperience

Dummy Highlight

Apr 25, 2023 Amelia Holland | www.thedataschool.co.uk

You may have noticed when you make a graph and select something, your selection is highlighted:

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Cool Things Set Actions Can Do in Tableau

Apr 25, 2023 Reshika Chilakapati | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Sets are a finite list of values within a field and refer to a Boolean (values chosen are either in or out of the field). They can only be created from discrete dimensions however, not from measures. We can use set actions to change or navigate th...

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Web Content Accessibility Guidelines for Tableau

Apr 25, 2023 Danny Steinmetz | interworks.com

As data grows more and more entrenched into everyday business decisions, the importance of questioning our data and how we interpret it becomes vital. At InterWorks, we work with all different types of data, organizations and decisions. We know th...

Data,accessibility,Dashboarding,design,Tableau,WCAG,WebContentAccessibilityGuidelines

The BI Cantos: Developing a Strategic Roadmap

Apr 25, 2023 Dan Murray | interworks.com

A strategy vision roadmap (SVR) is a document that details the purpose of the project, expected benefits, training plans, project timeframe, proof-of-concept testing and validation. The SVR summarizes the overall project plan while also time-phasi...

Data,Consultants,POC,roadmap,SVR

Challenges of NLP and Solutions with Dataiku

Apr 25, 2023 Azucena Coronel | interworks.com

In the previous post (that you can read here), we started doing some analysis on airline reviews. We did very basic data preparation, used the Dataiku Sentiment Analysis plugin and evaluated the model with the help of a confusion matrix. In this b...

Data,Dataiku,NLP

What did it take to get into DSNY3?

Apr 24, 2023 Mel Niere | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Introducing Cohort 3 of The Data School New York! This talented group impressed us with their data analysis skills, whether they were exploring data from the hit television show Survivor or digging into the squirrel dataset from NYC’s OpenData.

ChartTypes,Storytelling,Tips&Tricks,UserExperience

Table Calculations vs Level of Detail Calculations

Apr 24, 2023 Reshika Chilakapati | www.thedataschool.co.uk

DS 39 are beginning to dive into the behind the scenes of calculations in Tableau. Last week, we looked at calculated fields and how different functions come into play. This week, we started exploring Table calculations and Level of Detail calcula...

ChartTypes,Storytelling,Tips&Tricks,UserExperience

Parameter for Colour-blind-friendly colours

Apr 24, 2023 Edoardo Aversa | www.thedataschool.co.uk

The purpose of this blog is to provide anyone building Tableau workbooks with an easy solution to allow viewers with color vision deficiency (CVD) to switch from the very common red-amber-green (RAG) colour palette to one that they can more easily...

ChartTypes,Storytelling,Tips&Tricks,UserExperience

PUTting or POSTing Data Online Using APIs on Alteryx (Lever API)

Apr 24, 2023 Erlina Cahyadi | www.thedataschool.co.uk

If you know how to GET data with an API, PUTting or POSTing with an API will be a piece of cake! The requirements are similar, but there are just a couple of differences. Please note that this blog is tailored toward the Lever API. Other APIs may ...

ChartTypes,Storytelling,Tips&Tricks,UserExperience

Learn the hotkeys. (Alteryx Tip #1)

Apr 24, 2023 Shreya Arya | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Today, I wanted to share some useful hotkeys that you can use when building workflows in Alteryx Designer.

ChartTypes,Storytelling,Tips&Tricks,UserExperience

Avoid using these colours together (Tableau Tip #3)

Apr 24, 2023 Shreya Arya | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Colour is a powerful and effective tool to use in data visualisations. However, not all colour combinations are considered best practice. I’ve listed two colour combinations I always try to avoid using together, along with my reasoning why.

ChartTypes,Storytelling,Tips&Tricks,UserExperience

How to Color Goal Surpluses / Budget Excesses in Tableau Bar Charts

Apr 24, 2023 Ryan Sleeper | playfairdata.com

Great visualizations answer the question – “Compared to what?” – without making users expend much effort uncovering their next actionable…The post How to Color Goal Surpluses / Budget Excesses in Tableau Bar Charts appeared first on Playfair Data.

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The BI Cantos: Initial Deployment Considerations

Apr 24, 2023 Dan Murray | interworks.com

In this post, I’ll cover team composition, focusing on technical and operational staff that will form the core of your team. The need for more detailed information about your business drives the desire to deploy a BI system. Typical goals include ...

Data,BI,sales,teambuilding,Training

No Closed Doors: Making Dataviz Accessible for All

Apr 24, 2023 Darinka Markovic | interworks.com

One thing I noticed: there’s one last step that I always take before heading out into the street with two overflowing grocery bags. Just before the exit, I push the handicap door opener on my right. And it stays open long enough for me and…The pos...

Data,accessibility,dashboards,data,datavisualization

New Viz: Hey Alexa, Play Song Quiz

Apr 24, 2023 Kevin Flerlage (noreply@blogger.com) | www.flerlagetwins.com

My family loves to play games on our Alexa.  We play Jeopardy, Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader, The Price is Right and did you know they even have virtual escape rooms???  It’s so much fun!  Probably our favorite game to play on the ...

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Upgrading My Application Viz

Apr 23, 2023 Reshika Chilakapati | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Our project this week for DS 39 is to apply all the new skills we have learnt in Tableau Desktop to our first viz completed for the Data School application. That was the first time I have ever opened Tableau and looking back on my work in a new pe...

Iterative Macro, the Process of Repetition and Condition

Apr 23, 2023 Hang Chen | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Iterative Macro is a type of program or script that operates repeatedly applying a series of operations to it until a specific condition is met. ( In the case of Alteryx, we are nesting a workflow within a workflow to have it run repeatedly )

The Select Tool in Alteryx

Apr 21, 2023 Tom Gould | www.thedataschool.co.uk

The Select Tool is used to select, rename and reorder columns, modify data types, and add column descriptions. This blog will outline some of the functions possible with the tool!

Data,BI,cloud,DanMurray,TheBICantos

Tableau Containers Guide - To Float or not to Float

Apr 21, 2023 George Ledger | www.thedataschool.co.uk

When you have made all of your charts in Tableau you are going to want to bring them all together in a dashboard to V I S U A L I S E. However, if you haven’t noticed, the way you make dashboards can be complex if you are not familiar with the too...

Data,BI,cloud,DanMurray,TheBICantos

Suchen Sie einen Python-Kurs? Dann probieren Sie Python for Everybody aus!

Apr 21, 2023 Lucas Carvalhal Sirieiro | www.thedataschool.co.uk

“Python für alle” ist ein umfassender Online-Kurs, der Anfängern die Programmiersprache Python näher bringen soll. Der Kurs wurde von Dr. Charles Severance, einem Professor an der University of Michigan, entwickelt und ist auf mehreren Online-Plat...

Data,BI,cloud,DanMurray,TheBICantos

Spatial Tools in Alteryx: Poly-build and Poly-split

Apr 21, 2023 Christian Vincent Curcurato | www.thedataschool.co.uk

What comes to mind when one thinks of spatial data? Maps? Topography? Coordinates?

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Single Drill Down - Bar chart

Apr 21, 2023 Amelia Holland | www.thedataschool.co.uk

How to Create:

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Should data always be communicated in an impartial way?

Apr 21, 2023 Adrien Sourdille | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Recently, I have had an inner debate about the impartiality of data. In the field of data science, the accuracy and impartiality of data are paramount to insure accurate and unbiased decision-making. Scientists, historians, sociologists, and CEOs ...

Data,BI,cloud,DanMurray,TheBICantos

Sharing is Caring: How to Share Alteryx Macros (.yxmc)

Apr 21, 2023 Jessica Kwan | www.thedataschool.co.uk

An Alteryx macro “is a workflow or group of tools combined into a single tool that you can insert into another workflow.”

Data,BI,cloud,DanMurray,TheBICantos

Interface Tools Q&A (Question & Action)

Apr 21, 2023 Vivian Ng | www.thedataschool.co.uk

In this week’s training, we explored a whole new set of tools in Alteryx: the Interface Tools, which are black and white.

Data,BI,cloud,DanMurray,TheBICantos

How to use the Fixed LOD tool in Tableau Prep

Apr 21, 2023 Ross Killington | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Preview: In this blog I will be showing you #howto make a simple Fixed LOD calculated field in Tableau Prep using the Fixed LOD tool.

Data,BI,cloud,DanMurray,TheBICantos

DSNY3 Week11: Alteryx Interface Tools: Drop-Down, List Box and Text Box

Apr 21, 2023 Zhengyi Qiu | www.thedataschool.co.uk

This week, we learned the Alteryx Analytic App, which is a workflow with interactive elements that allows a user to use/run the workflow without knowing or using the underlying structure.

Data,BI,cloud,DanMurray,TheBICantos

Batch Macros

Apr 21, 2023 Jose De La Rosa | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Alteryx’s batch macros allow you to process multiple inputs or files simultaneously. This automation is beneficial when dealing with large datasets or repetitive tasks.

Data,BI,cloud,DanMurray,TheBICantos

Alteryx Made Easy

Apr 21, 2023 Reshika Chilakapati | www.thedataschool.co.uk

This past week, DS 39 have been learning how to use Alteryx. Unlike the rest of my cohort, I struggled with picking up on how to use the software compared to Tableau Prep. This blog will review the fundamentals of Alteryx and simplify things for e...

Data,BI,cloud,DanMurray,TheBICantos

Title Case Formatting in Tableau with the PROPER() Function

Apr 21, 2023 Gheorghe Ghidiu | interworks.com

Exciting news for Tableau users! With version 2022.4, Tableau has introduced the highly anticipated PROPER() function. This function makes it easy to transform string data into title case format, where the first letter of each word is capitalized,...

Data,formatting,function,newfeature,Tableau

The BI Cantos: Introduction

Apr 21, 2023 Dan Murray | interworks.com

This blog post series aims to provide the unfamiliar leader or participant with a view of what is required to successfully deploy a business intelligence (BI) system to ensure success. Deploying a BI system is challenging. Why would you want to un...

Data,BI,cloud,DanMurray,TheBICantos

Standard Macros

Apr 20, 2023 Nayeli Jaime | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Alteryx is a powerful data preparation tool that allows users to prepare their dataset for analysis, having the capability to also create their analysis. I like to think of Alteryx as a set of Legos – there are hundreds of tools within Alteryx tha...

Data,BI,cloud,DanMurray,TheBICantos

Creating Dynamic Sets

Apr 20, 2023 Muhammad Choudhury | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Sets are created from dimensions by formulating specific conditions. When added to the worksheet, the set will highlight which marks on the worksheet are “IN” and “OUT” of the specified set. What makes it dynamic is that when adding or removing fi...

Data,BestPractices,Dashboarding,UCDD

Alteryx: Assign to Groups with a particular logic

Apr 20, 2023 Edward Hayter | www.thedataschool.co.uk

In the following blog I wanted to document encountering a problem on the Alteryx Community Discussion Boards, discuss how I went about solving it and reflect on the experience.

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User-Centered Dashboard Development: Launch

Apr 20, 2023 Kendra Allenspach | interworks.com

If you’re new to User-Centered Dashboard Development (UCDD), please check out the earlier posts (also found at the bottom of this post) to get acclimated, then come back here!   Above: “Three… Two… One… Blast off!”  The time is here to launch our ...

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Tableau Lifeline

Apr 20, 2023 Kevin Flerlage (noreply@blogger.com) | www.flerlagetwins.com

 People commonly reach out directly to Ken and me for help with challenging Tableau problems. In many cases, Ken and I provide the help they need and are happy to do so—we love the challenge. However, one of the biggest hurdles we face when dealin...

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Can you build an insightful text table?

Apr 20, 2023 Donna Coles | donnacoles.home.blog

Regular #WOW participant, Caroline Swiger, set the guest challenge for community month this week, to recreate a visual table in a single sheet. She was heavily inspired by this Super Advanced Tables viz built by my colleague Sam Parsons which he d...

Ranking in Tableau Prep

Apr 19, 2023 Ross Killington | www.thedataschool.co.uk

In today’s blog I’ll be walking through the “Rank” feature in Tableau prep, by the end of this blog you will know:

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