May 3, 2024
How to Make Your Cycle Plots Actionable in Tableau
Cycle plots are a fantastic way to identify seasonality in a data set. And you can make them even more useful by adding indicators for whether they are above or below the average.
Here's how you can do that in Tableau in only 2 minutes.
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May 1, 2024
Which chart should you use for your analysis?
Over on Tableau Public, Judit Bekker create this fantastic directory of charts to help you pick the one that's most appropriate for your analysis.
Check it out below.
How to Create a Cycle Plot in Tableau
April 30, 2024
How I Create a Unit Histogram in Tableau
A unit histogram is a chart that shows the distribution of data points across a series of bins of a measure.
Unlike a traditional histogram that uses bars, a unit histogram consists of a set of marks, each representing a member of a dimension.
In this example, our final result is a unit histogram showing the distribution of states by their average sales.
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April 29, 2024
How to Create a Comet Chart in Tableau
April 26, 2024
Jumpy Curvy Things in Tableau
I received a request to teach how to build a jump plot during Next-Level Tableau office hours. The idea was to recreate this visualization that I created for Makeover Monday back in 2018.
The problem, though, was that the data preparation was done in Alteryx, which I no longer have a license for. Thanks for a member of NLT that had an Alteryx license, we were able to decode what the workflow was doing.
Then, in office hours, we recreated the data prep in Tableau Prep before building the visualization in Tableau. Download the Prep flow here. Download the workbook below.
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April 25, 2024
The ULTIMATE Guide to Custom Visualizations in Tableau
Here's the ultimate guide to custom visualizations in Tableau. Each chart contains a link to a tutorial so you can build it too.
I rarely use these charts on a day-to-day basis, but they are a fantastic way to build your technical skills.
Have you used any of these in a business context? Click on the image to view on Tableau Public.
April 24, 2024
20 Dashboard Design Best Practices
April 23, 2024
How to Create Rounded Bar Charts in Tableau
April 21, 2024
How to Create Custom Date Hierarchies in Tableau
April 20, 2024
The What, Why, and How of Custom Dates in Tableau
Why you should build a Tableau Public profile
April 18, 2024
How to Create a Donut Chart in Tableau
Which chart would you like to show?
Beginners and advanced designers alike get stuck deciding which chart is right for their data. Next time you're stuck, try this chart guide by Damola Ladipo.
Check it out on Tableau Public here. Click the image below for a hi-res version to print.
April 16, 2024
How to Create a Bar-in-Bar Chart in Tableau
April 13, 2024
25 Example to Help You Master Calculations in Tableau
How to Create a Proportional Stacked Bar Chart in Tableau
Proportional stacked bar charts are a good way of showing the size and proportion of data at the same time.
April 10, 2024
How to make sense of ANY data set
Demystify ANY data set by answering 5 simple questions:
- When?
- Where?
- Which?
- Who?
- Why?
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11 Ways to Compare Two Measures
I don't believe in complexity in data visualization. I stick with simple charts when you needs to compare measures to add context.
Tableau workbook here.