This is the first in a series of posts on data design in Tableau. Today I’ll show you how to use Tableau (Public or Desktop) to create a Dot Plot. This time we’ll use our Dot Plot for an Exploratory Analysis. Visualization is not always just about reporting. Visuals can help you to analyze and […]
The Effective Philanthropy Resource Site Showdown – [a graphic novel data analysis]
The digital world is filled with underutilized data. I created this experimental data analysis as a way to show how datasets embraced by the SEO world can be valuable evaluation resources. If the analysis leaves you with more questions. At the end of the post you will find a link to a Tableau Public dashboard […]
Cleaning and Recoding in Tableau Prep
In late April of this year (2018) Tableau released a new tool called Tableau Prep. So what is Tableau Prep? You know all that very unsexy data prep stuff you have to do before you can create anything interesting? The stuff you do to get the dataset ready for analysis in Excel, or maybe in […]
How to use Tableau as a Simple User Interface for Data
Let’s not overthink Tableau. It’s a tool, and as a tool it can do some pretty cool things. But only if you have a reason to use it. Over the upcoming weeks I’m going to focus on specific tangible examples and use cases. Today I wanted to focus on one easy and powerful way to […]
It takes a village, to get the most value from Tableau
Okay, so Tableau is technically something that one person can use effectively to support their work. But most of the time, to get actual value for the time/money commitment, it probably won’t be just a single person. See there are different roles to play when building something useful in Tableau. Chances are, if you already […]
And Tableau Goes Crash
I had a nice surprise this morning when Stephanie Evergreen sent me an email saying she was in town. It was really nice to catch up over lunch, trade consulting stories, and scheme a bit. One thing that came up in our conversation > Tableau. [Okay, so I brought it up, but Stephanie had some stories […]