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Estimating future success rates from initial experience
surveys and observation (tutorial)

2016May192013Jan13 by Freakalytics

A wide range of common business questions are often decided incorrectly because decision-makers overlook, forget or neglect the application of a simple concept from statistics. In this tutorial we will walk you through several examples to avoid this potentially costly mistake. Examples where this technique can help include: Is my ad worth the price? Conversion … Read more

Precise layout of filters and legends when exporting from Tableau to PDF and image files

2016May192012Oct22 by

A reply to a recent Tableau User Forum Idea, “Option To Place Legend Horizontally Across Bottom For Image And PDF”. A Solution This can be done, but not on the worksheet. If you move it Share the power of R shiny apps across the entire team with YakDataThe team … Read more

Show growth over time but hide the baseline in Tableau

2016May192012Oct18 by

A client asked, “What I want to show is a YoY (year over year) or WoW (week over week) comparison – however the first data point is always missing – even when the underlying data are available. For example: The full set of data shows a null value for 2006 – just because there is … Read more

Relative date filters in Tableau dashboards

2016May192012Oct11 by Freakalytics

Using relative date filters in Tableau dashboards are a great way to keep your dashboard up-to-date with minimal effort. They also provide the consumer with great control if you display the relative date filter as a quick filter on the dashboard, since they enable extensive customization to the time period displayed. In this dashboard, … Read more

Data Driven Conference 2012

2017Oct282012Sep28 by

We are having a great time at the Data Driven Conference in Columbus! Our first session was standing room only and we are presenting the same talk a second time at 1:30 in E161. Interesting questions include “how do you become better at asking the right questions that lead to better analysis” and “how do … Read more

Patriotic colors and maps in Tableau (US colors)

2016May192012Sep16 by

While preparing for a conference, we decided to create a map to show the US states using patriotic (US flag) colors. The colors of the US flag are precise, so we needed to modify the Tableau preferences file to use the correct colors (also, white is not part of the Tableau color palette … Read more

Tableau ranking and displaying specific ranked values

2016May192012Aug30 by

Here’s a general solution for Tableau. It required a view with the level of detail displaying the area of interest, some table calc’s and parameters. I think the better general case solution wold use RANK and PERCENTILES from the database. However, with local data sources, this option isn’t possible! This link is a Zip file … Read more

Book Excerpt: Tableau 7 Quick Table Calculations and Custom Table Calculations

2021Jun212012Aug22 by

This is a free preview from Rapid Graphs with Tableau Software 7, available in print and Kindle on Amazon and on the Nook at Barnes and Noble. Due to width constraints on this blog, you may notice some loss in resolution compared with the purchased book, which has approximately 2.5 times better resolution. … Read more

Freakalytics newsletter, August 2012

2021Jun202012Aug21 by

Thank you for your interest in our newsletter. Please share it with your colleagues that can benefit from it. We are happy to share some great news, “The Accidental Analyst” is now available on Amazon in the US and Europe! We will be offering 90 minute book workshops around the country and a one-day course … Read more

2012 NCAA football rankings–ranks per poll & overall ranking

2021Jun212012Aug21 by

Teams inlcuded in this week: USC, LSU, Alabama, Oklahoma, Oregon, Georgia, Florida State, Michigan, South Carolina, Arkansas, West Virginia, Michigan State, Wisconsin, Clemson, Texas, Ohio State, Stanford, Nebraska, TCU, Virginia Tech, Oklahoma State, Kansas State, Florida, Boise State, Notre Dame, Louisville, Washington, Auburn, Georgia Tech, North Carolina, Utah, NC State, Baylor, South Florida, Texas A&M, … Read more