March Madness Toolbox: Probably More than You Want, Definitely More than You Need
Well it’s that time of year again – the college basketball season comes to a close with the madness that is the NCAA tournament. Conference tournaments gave us a bit of a warmup, but now it’s time for the real deal. Brackets will bust, Cinderella’s will dance, tears will be shed, nets will be cut […]
Open Data Viz: San Francisco Evictions
Evictions are a sensitive subject in San Francisco. Long-term residents are being pushed out of their homes due to rising rent – some through evictions. Two of the most common, and controversial, ways to evict someone are the Ellis Act and Owner Move-in. The Ellis Act allows a landlord to leave the rental business and […]
PYD28 – Relevant Analytics
How can you or your organization get more out of your raw data? How do you make the data understandable to the masses? And how do you make better decisions based on the data? This show, Ben, Derrick, and Alex have a roundtable discussion about making data relevant and accessible.
InterWorks Blog Roundup – February 2017
Things picked up in February with a slew of new content, particularly on the news side! From breaking in a new office to winning a Partner of the Year award for another year, it was an eventful month. In addition to the news pieces, we had the usual stream of Tableau content and podcasts as […]
Defending Desktop I: 5 Reasons Why Every Tableau User Should Take ‘Fundamentals’
Are you considering taking a Tableau training course? If so, then I need 15 minutes of your time. Hi, I’m a Tableau trainer. I’ve taught students from all over the world, both in person and virtually. I spend most of my day working with Tableau and thinking of ways to help other people work in […]
Data Viz: Mapping D.C. #Potholepalooza 2016
Spring is here in D.C. For most people, that means any number of things – from the Cherry Blossom Festival, the Rock n’ Roll Marathon, patio dining or, for those as unlucky as I, horrendous seasonal allergies. But, there’s one recurring tradition from D.C. government that certainly deserves attention every spring … #Potholepalooza! Started since 2009, […]
Questions from Tableau Training: Combining Measures into a Single Line
Time for another question from Tableau Training, this time a question asked by Daniel from a DII: Intermediate course in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: “I want to show my actual sales on a line graph, but I also want to combine that to show budgeted sales after today’s date.” Let’s put on our crime solving hat […]
Tableau Deep Dive: Dates – Week-by-Week Comparison
In our final article in the Deep Dive on Dates, we’ll explore how to take a start date for different products and normalize it to a wee- by-week comparison from week one forward. This article was inspired by one of my Desktop I: Fundamentals students from a Melbourne Public class last year. They worked for […]
PYD27 – Remembering Hans Rosling
We take a moment — actually, a whole show — to remember Hans Rosling, who passed away on Feb. 7, 2017. Ben and Dan talk about their most memorable moments with Hans and attempt to imagine where the world of data is headed, as Hans did.
Is an EV in Your Future?
Electric vehicles have been selling in significant numbers for several years. Tesla has made a splash in the ultra-luxury market with the Model S, and they took deposits from excited buyers amounting to over $15 billion of backlog for the mass market Model 3 sedan. GM, Nissan and BMW have also been selling all electric cars […]
