A tricky filter

Mar 2, 2023 Donna Coles | donnacoles.home.blog

In this week’s challenge, Erica set us the task of building a filter that only contained a subset of the dimension values – ie a set of core values always had to remain in the view, and weren’t available to be filtered out. Erica advised there wer...

#MakeoverMonday 2023 Week 9 - Are you drinking a safe amount of caffeine?

Mar 1, 2023 VizWiz (noreply@blogger.com) | www.vizwiz.com

My goal for week 9 was to take this original matrix table…

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Use Discrete & continuous colours on Maps

Mar 1, 2023 Michael Apau | www.thedataschool.co.uk

On maps, we usually have a continuous gradient of colours when we place continuous fields on colour. However, for every selected state or region on a map, we can show a discrete colour for it as a highlighter. Lets dig in.

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Spatial tool palette in Alteryx: Part II (Poly Build, Poly Split & Trade...

Mar 1, 2023 Jan Kaiser | www.thedataschool.co.uk

This is the second part of the „Spatials in Alteryx“series. In the first part, we explained creating points, buffers, and spatial processes. In this second part, we will look at three more tools. Mainly we will talk about two ways to create more c...

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My Shadowing Experience

Mar 1, 2023 Curtis Paterson | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Last week I had the opportunity to shadow a fellow member of The Data School (Jessica) on their third placement at LNER. I spent the morning with Jessica trying to take in as much information as possible and in the end, I learnt a lot about what l...

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How to create "Traffic Light" Scorecard

Mar 1, 2023 Kristine Wiesner | www.thedataschool.co.uk

I came across a project where I have to color multiple metrics with some condition, meaning with different ranges for each metric.  This is an example of a SEO traffic light scorecard.

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How to Filter in a Calculated Field

Mar 1, 2023 Elaine Yuan | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Have you ever found yourself struggling to visualize a measure associated with a specific member of a field? I know I have. Therefore in this blog, I will show you how to return that measure in a calculated field using a logical statement.

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Dashboard week day 3: Avengers disaster

Mar 1, 2023 Lucas Krokatsis | www.thedataschool.co.uk

For day 3 of dashboard week, we were asked to create an infographic. An infographic is: A data-rich visualization of a story. A tool to educate and inform. A way to build brand awareness.

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Dashboard week day 3

Mar 1, 2023 Eugenia Losada Gamst | www.thedataschool.co.uk

As part of dashboard week, for the third day we were set the challenge to create an infographic. For this we used the following dataset on Marvel comic Avengers deaths:

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Dashboard week - Day 3

Mar 1, 2023 Michael Apau | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Today is the 3rd day of dashboard week and the task was to create an infographic using Marvel data from FiveThirtyEight.

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Dashboard Week- Day 4

Mar 1, 2023 Linda Duong | www.thedataschool.co.uk

As part of dashboard week, for the third day we were set the challenge to create an infographic. For this we used the following dataset on Marvel comic Avengers deaths:

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Dashboard Week Day 3 - Creating an Infographic

Mar 1, 2023 Andy Kriebel | www.thedataschool.co.uk

While day 2 focused on analysis, day 3 will shift towards static designs, specifically infographics.

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Dashboard Week Day 3: Avengers Infographic

Mar 1, 2023 Almeera Hasham | www.thedataschool.co.uk

The third day of dashboard week involved the creation of an infographic.

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Dashboard Week Day 3

Mar 1, 2023 Serena Purslow | www.thedataschool.co.uk

3rd day of dashboard week meant creating an infographic on Marvel data - check out my reflection of my approach to this challenge.

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Dashboard Day 3- Marvel Madness

Mar 1, 2023 Archie Boswell | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Today was so fun! We were able to use our creativity to produce a popping infograph on Marvel characters. The data consisted of how many times each character had died and if so, were they brought back to life?

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Bias in Data Collection - IV

Mar 1, 2023 Morgan A Rennie | www.thedataschool.co.uk

This is part 4 of a 4 part series, covering bias in data collection: what bias is, who data bias can affect, the importance of awareness of data bias, and ways in which we (as analysts and consultants) can attempt to mitigate bias in the collectio...

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Bias in Data Collection - III

Mar 1, 2023 Morgan A Rennie | www.thedataschool.co.uk

This is part 3 of a 4 part series, covering bias in data collection: what bias is, who data bias can affect, the importance of awareness of data bias, and ways in which we (as analysts and consultants) can attempt to mitigate bias in the collectio...

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Bias in Data Collection - II

Mar 1, 2023 Morgan A Rennie | www.thedataschool.co.uk

This is part 2 of a 4 part series, covering bias in data collection: what bias is, who data bias can affect, the importance of awareness of data bias, and ways in which we (as analysts and consultants) can attempt to mitigate bias in the collectio...

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Bias in Data Collection - I

Mar 1, 2023 Morgan A Rennie | www.thedataschool.co.uk

This is part 1 of a 4 part series, covering bias in data collection: what bias is, who data bias can affect, the importance of awareness of data bias, and ways in which we (as analysts and consultants) can attempt to mitigate bias in the collectio...

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Advanced Chart Types in Tableau

Mar 1, 2023 Kate Joyce | www.thedataschool.co.uk

The inspiration for this blog comes from Workout Wednesday 2023 Week 2. The aim of this was to create multiple charts within the same view.

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Data Fabric vs Data Mesh: Find the Right Fit for Your Organization

Mar 1, 2023 Anjan Banerjee | medium.com

Organizations are increasingly adopting data-driven strategies to enhance company operations and gain a competitive edge in today’s digital market. This makes it essential for businesses to continuously improve how they access and manage their dat...

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How to Swap a Field with a Tableau Parameter

Mar 1, 2023 Ollie Linley | onenumber.biz

Parameters are a powerful tool in Tableau. They allow your end user to customize the view that they’re seeing by selecting your pre-defined parameter values.

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InterWorks Blog Roundup — February 2023

Mar 1, 2023 Mark Cordeiro | interworks.com

February may be the shortest month of the year, but it’s definitely been one of the busiest here at InterWorks! There’s 28 days in the shortest month, but we’ve got a whopping 25 blog posts here for your review. You’ll notice that there’s a new…Th...

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2006A Banner Year for Presentations Featuring Data Visualization

Mar 1, 2023 Steve Wexler | www.datarevelations.com

In chatting with Seth Godin and Jasper Croome during one of last year’s Chart Chat episodes I realized that three of my all-time favorite presentations and videos that feature data visualization were all created in 2006. And they all hold up. Hans...

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Logical Calculated Fields In Tableau

Feb 28, 2023 Edward Hayter | www.thedataschool.co.uk

In today’s blog I will go through the syntax for logical calculated fields in Tableau.

ChartTypes,Storytelling,Tips&Tricks,UserExperience

Dashboard week day 2: Tobacco data

Feb 28, 2023 Lucas Krokatsis | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Today’s Dashboard Week challenge was to create a dashboard using US Census data related to tobacco use. The first challenge I faced was handling the .dat file format the data came in. After some experimentation, I set the Input Data tool in Altery...

ChartTypes,Storytelling,Tips&Tricks,UserExperience

Dashboard week - Day 2

Feb 28, 2023 Michael Apau | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Its still Dashboard week and today we were tasked to create a dashboard with a focus on analysis using the Tobacco use supplement data from National Cancer Institute.

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Dashboard Week Day 2: Tobacco Use Analysis

Feb 28, 2023 Almeera Hasham | www.thedataschool.co.uk

The second day of dashboard week involved a lot of data preparation and data analysis.

ChartTypes,Storytelling,Tips&Tricks,UserExperience

Dashboard Week Day 2 - Analysis of Tobacco Use

Feb 28, 2023 Andy Kriebel | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Being able to answer the question “So what?” is critical to the analytical process. For day 2 of dashboard week, DS36 will have to answer that very question.

ChartTypes,Storytelling,Tips&Tricks,UserExperience

Dashboard Week- Day 2

Feb 28, 2023 Linda Duong | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Today we were challenged to build a dashboard using US Census Data related to tobacco use. The first problem I faced was handling the .dat file format the data came in. The solution was the set the Input Data tool in Alteryx to read it in as a fix...

ChartTypes,Storytelling,Tips&Tricks,UserExperience

BENCH BLOG 5 - Dashboard Week Day 3 - American Time Use Survey

Feb 28, 2023 Mohammed Uddin | www.thedataschool.co.uk

The last day of dashboard week consisted of analyzing time related to hours data for Americans. Specifically I focused on the average time spent on parenting activities divided between male and females. So here is the table that was presented on t...

ChartTypes,Storytelling,Tips&Tricks,UserExperience

Aggregate functions in Tableau (part 2) | The Attribute Function

Feb 28, 2023 Adrien Sourdille | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Although the attribute function is very popular and is often used to fix aggregation errors in our table calculations, rare are the people who understand what ATTR() actually does. In this blog, I will explore the attribute function and explain wh...

ChartTypes,Storytelling,Tips&Tricks,UserExperience

Dot Plots in Tableau

Feb 28, 2023 Marc Reid | datavis.blog

Dot plots are a space efficient way to compare values within one category split by a second category. This post introduces the chart type and provides an example use case.

ChartTypes,dotplot,Tableau

Moving Objects Between S3 Buckets via AWS Lambda

Feb 28, 2023 Colin Murray | interworks.com

A common scenario that people encounter is that people need to move one object in a S3 bucket to a different bucket. Recently, I encountered a data vendor that sent data directly to a customers bucket. The customers data pipeline was set up to acc...

Data,AWS,Lambda,S3

Customizing Your Tableau Governance: A (Well) Documented Solution

Feb 28, 2023 Madeline Cook | interworks.com

You’ve arrived at the final blog in our series of three on unique governance solutions in Tableau. So far, we’ve seen two ways that the core Governance Principles can be molded to support different priorities when it comes to governing your Tablea...

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A New Look at Spotify Data Using Dataiku, Tableau and Python

Feb 28, 2023 Danny Steinmetz | interworks.com

I’ve always loved Spotify’s year-in-review analysis. But, as a data nerd, I yearn for the underlying data – the stories I know are there but don’t have access to. While I know Spotify makes a lot of this data accessible through it’s API, I have…Th...

Data,Dataiku,music,python,Spotify,SpotifyWrapped,Tableau

Top 10 Tableau Shortcuts

Feb 27, 2023 Lucas Carvalhal Sirieiro | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Today we have a quick but very important blog for you, top 10 must-know Tableau shortcuts!

Tableau,calculatedfield,sort,tableau

Power BI erste Eindrücke und Vergleich mit Tableau

Feb 27, 2023 Lucas Carvalhal Sirieiro | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Power BI ist ein von Microsoft entwickelter Business-Analytics-Dienst, der interaktive Visualisierungen und Business-Intelligence-Funktionen mit einer Oberfläche bietet, die einfach genug für Endbenutzer ist, um ihre eigenen Berichte und Dashboard...

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How to make a dashboard dyscalculia friendly

Feb 27, 2023 Eugenia Losada Gamst | www.thedataschool.co.uk

(Dashboard week day 1)

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How to get better at Alteryx with weekly challenges

Feb 27, 2023 Lucas Carvalhal Sirieiro | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Alteryx weekly challenges are a great way to practice your Alteryx skills and learn new techniques. Here are some tips and information to help you get the most out of these challenges:

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Dashboard week day 1: Accessibility.

Feb 27, 2023 Lucas Krokatsis | www.thedataschool.co.uk

For our first day of dashboard week, we learnt a significant amount about accessibility. We covered a plethora of different potential needs and how they can be accommodated. One quote in the presentation I felt surmised the session well is:

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Dashboard week- Accessibility

Feb 27, 2023 Archie Boswell | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Today was all about how to make dashboards more accessible, which is ensuring that as many people as possible can use, understand, and have access to our visualisations.

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Dashboard Week Day 1 - Accessibility Dashboards

Feb 27, 2023 Serena Purslow | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Check out my reflection for my first day of dashboard week in which I had to create a dashboard suitable for use by a screen reader.

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Dashboard Week - Day 1 (Accessibility)

Feb 27, 2023 Michael Apau | www.thedataschool.co.uk

This week is dashboard week and on day 1, we are dealing with accessibility. In as much as visualization best practice is concerned, the issue of accessibility considers the effort of not excluding certain groups of people from getting access to y...

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Dashboard Week- Day 1

Feb 27, 2023 Linda Duong | www.thedataschool.co.uk

First day of dashboard week, we had to design a dashboard based on accessibility guidelines. My task was to make a dashboard on UK’s COVID-19 cases that’s accessible to as many people as possible.

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