Uplifting a Tableau Accelerator to Design, Delight, and Deliver for an Education Admissions Dashboard – Part 1: Assessment
How do you use a Tableau Accelerator and still make it your own? Often, when we try to adapt someone
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Finding Beauty in Meaning
The data sits before me, neatly nestled to the left. The canvas before me is blank, just waiting. I drag
Continue ReadingHow the EXCEL do I communicate data science in Tableau?! Or, I made the model, how do we use it?
You ran the model, you rolled it out, and now you’re trying to get people to USE the magic number.
Continue ReadingJuneteenth: A Critical Examination and Conversation
How do we understand the world around us? One thing happening this year in the US are more discussions around
Continue ReadingHow the EXCEL do I move beyond filters in Tableau?
I’ve earned a bit of a reputation for being anti-filter (what used to be called quick filters). In Excel, these
Continue ReadingAnalyzing Literacy’s Impact on Synapse Formation AKA Making Brains in Tableau
I’ve always been moderately obsessed with the brain. For starters, it’s creepy looking. I remember a cartoon where the villain
Continue ReadingTableau Mapping for 2018.1 and Beyond
I did a webinar with Joshua Milligan (link forthcoming) and touched on some of the following topics: GIS Formatting Legends
Continue ReadingSTEAL THESE TIPS! (Not the dashboard)
You want to make an all-star Tableau dashboard, but you’re tired and the coffee maker is fresh out, save for
Continue ReadingWhat is a dashboard?
As an Tableau analyst, I feel like I answer this question quite often. And when I ask it, I get
Continue ReadingData 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
Continue ReadingIronViz – A Local Safari
The IronViz feeder contest sure brings the heat. The last one where I participated quite literally melted a hard drive.
Continue ReadingThe Magic of Tableau: Small Multiples and Faceting by Design
Every now and then, one of my clients will ask a question that sends me down a rabbit hole. I
Continue ReadingHow the EXCEL do I understand Marimekko?! Tableau Toddler Guide
With Tableau 10 came the ability to add Marimekko charts. Now, keep in mind, these are considered advanced visualization for
Continue ReadingTableau 10 Device Designer: Optimizing for Mobile & Getting Tableau to Fit
In the days of yore (or about a couple of weeks ago), designing for mobile meant an entirely different dashboard.
Continue ReadingTableau TEN-ured: Serendipity, Sign Language, and Storytelling
Tableau recently launched version 10 of its software and has invited members of the community to share their story. Here’s
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