The idea behind a Deep Dive article series is to spend far more time and energy on mastering a topic than what would be possible inside a traditional learning environment. We’re going to dig really deep into sets over multiple articles with real world use...
Above: The keynote for last year's Tableau Conference. Expect another landmark year! The 2016 Tableau Conference (TC16) in Austin brings together customers, partners and data enthusiasts from around the globe to discuss, connect and learn about data analytics. TC16 features more than 400 sessions, 100 hands-on...
When we interview potential new members of our business intelligence team, it’s inevitable that the interviewer ends up asking most of the questions. What sort of projects have you had success on? What types of challenges have you faced and how have you overcome them? If...
As a roving consultant, I’ve always been fascinated by the different paths that people take to get where they’re going. More often than not, they twist and turn in the most unexpected of ways. With TC16 just around the corner, I have the unique opportunity...
Mastering a craft is not the same as mastering a tool. Recently, I was re-named a Tableau Zen Master, but sometimes I mentally strike the word “Tableau.” The software is my tool. Data is my craft. The path to mastering anything is common to almost...
Tableau Zen Master Robert Rouse and Community Ambassador Derrick Austin hang out and chat about how to survive and thrive at Tableau Conference 2016. This year, Austin, TX plays host. So grab your walking shoes, a battery pack, and a bottle of water and get ready...
Greetings from Washington, D.C.! Here in the district, some of the hottest concerns for the city revolve around our population growth, shifting demographics and economic well-being. I downloaded 2010 Census data in D.C. to take a look across population, economic and housing data across all...
In this quick video tutorial, I show you how to creat a combined axis chart in Tableau – a chart that allows you to put two separate measures on the same axis....
Scenario: You’ve just purchased a new laptop with an amazing high resolution display. Woo hoo! However, when you start up Tableau, something looks a bit fishy: Figure 1: Hmmmm … This seems to compound when you open a dashboard: Figure 2: YIKES!! When opening Dashboards, Tableau is scaling the...
In this brief video, I walk through the four steps to creating a parameter in Tableau: Create the parameter control Show the parameter control Use the parameter in a calculated field Use the calculated field in the view Follow along in the video to see how easy it is!...
I’ve just returned from Vietnam, and I’d like to share a story with you. This story involves hundreds of people from countries all over the world, working together for a common cause. First, let’s talk about a very common, little pest known as the aedes aegypti. Aedes...
Ahhh, September! School is in full swing for the youngsters and the weather is finally starting to cool down. That said, the InterWorks blog is just heating up. Check out all our content from last month below: News InterWorks Rakes in Metro 50 and Best Places to Work...
Have you ever wanted your scatter plots or quadrant analysis charts to be centered instead of skewed to one side of the axis? Perhaps you’ve even found yourself wanting to keep the axis centered as you interact with quick filters or dashboard actions. Well, you’re...
Consultant Alex Lentz and Alteryx Ace Michael Treadwell join Ben to talk about what predictive analytics is and philosophies and techniques for taking your data to the next level with R and Alteryx. Subscribe to Podcast Your Data through iTunes, Stitcher, Pocket Casts or your favorite...
Here’s a question I got from Quoc about how to work with the structure of the data source he was receiving: “How can I transform my crosstab into a flat list?" He wanted to take a table that looks like this: And make it into a flat list...
According to www.theknot.com, the average wedding in the United States costs approximately $30,000. With about two million weddings a year, this results in a multi-billion dollar industry. Every time someone says yes, plans must be made. Whether you are getting married at a courthouse, your...
In the first post of this series, we reviewed how you can calculate compound annual growth rates in Tableau. This week, we’ll look at time series data using Bollinger Bands. A technical stock analyst named John Bollinger developed the technique and trademarked the name. Bollinger bands simply...
This article is updated with the new icons from Tableau 10 and expanded for additional file types. Previous article for Tableau 9 here. Acronyms, acronyms, acronyms – They dominate the internet, social media, everything. IMHO, probably too much. And, yes, Tableau is no different. It’s all...
Here's a question I often get in my Tableau training classes: "How do I create friendly text hyperlinks on a dashboard that open to an external webpage?” You may know how to bring a text object onto a Tableau dashboard, but what if you want your users...
Often times during training, students approach me with a pretty understandable issue. "I already build this report. How can I use my current output to build a visualization in Tableau?" My initial response is: “Let’s see if we can access the original data. Using the transactional database will...
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