Beautiful Minimalistic Maps
I just wanted the map to disappear. Not completely off the page, mind you. No, I wanted the information, but
How the EXCEL do I find the flow with Tableau?!
I once spent months building a dashboard. In Excel. With pivot tables. And GETPIVOTDATA. And all sorts of lookups, calculations, conditional
Makeover Monday: A Headline in Need is a Crisis Indeed!
Andy Kriebel found a gem that looked at American saving habits. I ran this thing through the normal process and
Monday Madness AKA Makeover Monday
My take on Mass Makeover Monday. Thank you, Andy Kriebel and Andy Cotgreave for doing this! It’s interactive. Can you
Alice in Wonderland: A Linguistics Approach to Data Visualization
“But I don’t want to go among mad people,” Alice remarked. “Oh, you can’t help that,” said the Cat: “we’re
Revenge of the Chain Data Fairies – Tableau Meets Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Some people listen to some really mellow music. It calms them, soothes their soul, and takes them somewhere…probably an island
Setting the Stage
I love music, but my singing voice ensures work for ASL interpreters everywhere. Really, I think the phase I heard
An Interpreter’s Approach to Dashboard Design
Designing a dashboard is a lot like interpreting. And anyone who has ever worked with an interpreter knows we try
The Excel Power User’s Guide to Tableau: Bring Your Towel
Far out in the uncharted plains of the Gartner BI Quadrant of the data visualization software options of the data universe lies a
VizGames 1: 5 Stars in Yelp Data
The joke in interpreting is if you put 5 interpreters side-by-side, you’ll get 5 interpretations of the same utterance. In
The Spice of Life: A Look into #DataChain Challenge #1
When Brittany Fong reached out on Twitter to start “Dear Data 3” or “Data Chain,” I was surprised and delighted. I’ve
How the EXCEL do I learn Tableau?!
When I first started doing what it is I do, I started with the hammer of all tools: Excel. I learned
Oh, LOD, why?! Reasons to Channel the Force for Level of Detail Calculations
A long time ago, in a version of Tableau far, far away, there lived sets and no Level of Detail
What is TableauFit?
I started using Tableau back in 2010 and continue to love it more everyday day. TableauFit is my workout room