Data Exploration: Using Tableau Dashboards to See and Understand your data
I love Tableau like I love Giorgio Moroder. One gave me music and both gave me insight. Tableau tells me I
Women + Data Minus the Struggle
Every now and then, I’m tagged on things involving Women and Data. It makes sense: I’m a woman and I
The Life of a Practice Profession
The Shape of Stories: Analyzing Film Cutting Speed for Tableau’s IronViz
I often tell people I’m “sound and lights” when it comes to getting attention. Given a choice, you’ll find me
10 Intro Tips to Tableau When You’re Handed Someone Else’s Workbooks
AKA the guide to fake it until you can make it. I’ve been there. Every now and then, we start
Hiring Tableau Developers: The LinkedIn Recruiter’s Guide
Data17: The Introvert’s Guide to the Tableau Conference
Are you looking forward to the Tableau Conference, but feeling exhausted or overwhelmed at the idea of 15,000 people? Fear
IronViz – A Local Safari
The IronViz feeder contest sure brings the heat. The last one where I participated quite literally melted a hard drive.
Shape Files for Tableau: GeoCoding SHP for the Rest of Us
Ever since Tableau natively started connecting to shape files, I’ve been itching to put it to good use. However, it
Show Me the Data! A Case for Truly Open Data Portals
At one point in my life, ‘search’ meant hitting the library and a base level proficiency with the Dewey decimal
3 Tableau Wishes for Dashboard Designers
I run into a lot of lists. Everyone says you should have them. Lists are magic. People love ’em. Mostly,
Analytical Whoopsies (and Other Mishaps)
The ever-delightful Joshua Milligan and I recently did a webinar on the adventures we Tableau analysts take to the perils
Come Together – (Co)Running a Tableau User Group
Meet me for 5 minutes and you’ll know straight-off I’m not the person to organize things. Brainstorm, create, cluster –
Dr Suess Data Warehouse
A fact is a fact, its numbers intact Its lowest levels and transactions stacked These numbers are sure to astound
Sapir-Whorf for Data Visualization: The Tool Shapes my Reality
Ask any interpreter if language shapes a person’s reality, and you’ll have dropped a nice grenade in your day. Short