Tableau Tips: displaying growth rates in maps
A recent training attendee asked how to show year over year growth in a map. In particular, they wanted to use the Year over Year growth selection from the Quick Table Calculation menu. This simple dashboard
A response to the TDWI article, “An Imperative to Build, Not Buy, Agile BI”
As TDWI and vendors catch on to the success of “Agile BI” being created with products like Tableau, I find the need to reply to the idea that the same old technology will work in this new world. This article from TDWI energized me to write a response to this frequently cited idea. In case you aren’t familiar with the acronmym “BI”, it simply means business intelligence, typically referring to traditional tools like Cognos, Business Objects, Excel, Microstrategy, SAS and many other products.
What is Agile BI?
“Agile BI” is new-found jargon that describes what
Map dashboard, state budget shortfalls for 2011, just 30 minutes with Tableau
Time magazine recently published a map of state budget shortfalls for 2011 by state. While this was a good attempt, I thought it would be informative to show this data in Tableau to offer additional insight. The image of Time’s map is not as clear as a regular scanned image since I used my iPhone- taking the photo on a flight!
There are three primary areas for improvement
“Rapid Graphs with Tableau”, free preview and how to purchase it at Amazon
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The BI Challenge, “Feature lists miss the point” on DataDoodle
From datadoodle,
So many people who should know better seem to miss the point when they mention Tableau. Why? I asked BI veteran Stephen McDaniel for his thoughts – which he gave, but then went on to suggest an almost unheard of challenge: a data analysis face-off among vendors
SAT performance versus school spending dashboard
This dashboard provides a comparison of per student spending with performance on the SAT exam based on the 2009 New Jersey Report Card data. DFGs are based on economic and demographic data. These are assigned by the New Jersey State Department of Education.
This work was created in collaboration with Bob Morrison of Quadrant Arts Education Research. Bob has extensive experience with helping school systems measure educational results related to how and where funds are spent. I have a great admiration for Bob as a passionate advocate for growing both music and arts education. Bob has expertise in advocating on behalf of students around the many ways that music and arts education can engage students and improve their academic performance.
Thoughts about “Circle-Lust Continues”, just 30 minutes with Tableau
I read with fascination that this visualization won the Sunlight Foundation’s $5,000 prize for “Best Visualization Using Data about US Spending”.
This graphic is
Creating a data-driven culture in your company
A great summary of key requirements to build a data-driven culture, by Chris Stolte, Tableau co-founder: 1. Don’t fear the user, 2. Encourage corporate curiosity, 3. Manage to the outliers, 4. Measure, experiment and then measure again, and 5. Build trust and understanding. I would add two more points, one of which Chris is too … Read more
Dashboard tips by example- maps to inform, standard and novel approaches
Dashboards developed for clients frequently incorporate maps. Tableau offers quick, simple yet insightful mapping capabilities out of the box. I have noticed that many maps used in my client’s dashboards attempt to display continuous measures. Examples include sales in the past quarter, year to date expenses versus budget or number of open sales opportunities. All … Read more