Introduction Sometimes it can be useful to show all data points instead of aggregating them. That is where an instance chart, also called a strip plot or a barcode plot, can be useful. This week we are building on a faceted strip plot made in 2023 week 35, and adding a median overlay. Inspired by …
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Introduction Welcome to Week Five 🖐🏼 This week’s challenge is all about crafting an impactful headline. Whether it’s for the top of a dashboard or a key component of a presentation, the goal is to effectively highlight KPI performance of email campaigns through Hubspot. We’ll be utilizing Sigma’s dynamic text feature, drawing data directly from …
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Introduction This week we dive into date calculations in SAQL! Unlike other languages, SAWL doesn’t have a simple DATEADD() function. Instead we need to build one ourselves in order to be able to add days to a given date. In this example we have case records with an Open Date, a Close Date and an …
Introduction It’s a pleasure to be back for my third year on the Workout Wednesday team. This week, I wanted to create a challenge that incorporates one of the things that will elevate many visualizations, which is seamless and intuitive interactivty. A good user experience should, by design, appear simple but often involves careful consideration …
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Introduction Welcome to Week Four! This week, we’re going to create a single element that shows multiple pieces for analysis. This challenge is easier than last week, and is meant to show how quickly Sigma can perform period over period analysis on any KPI. Good Luck!-Ashley Need access to Sigma? Click Here to Sign Up …
2024 Week 4 | Sigma: Can you recreate this KPI Chart? Read More
Introduction I keep seeing a particular visual shared by a Denver-area meteorologist on social media. It seems to be output from weathermodels.com. I thought it might be fun to make a modified version in Power BI, so that is our challenge this week. While we don’t have native overlapping columns, there is a native solution …
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Introduction I am honored to join as a new contributor starting from 2024. I have gained immense skills and motivation from the Tableau community, including Workout Wednesday.As a way to give back to the community, I am committed to providing valuable and enjoyable challenges! Now, let me introduce a challenge about donut charts that I …
#WOW2024 | Week 4 | Can You Create Donut Charts Exceeding 100%? Read More
Introduction We are already into the 4th week of the year – WOW!! My first time creating a WoW challenge. This one is based on maps! Yes, I know CRM Analytics maps make us desire for better versions, but we can always do cool things with what already exists. But, but… this one is not …
Introduction Welcome back to Workout Wednesday! We’re taking it back to basics this week and creating a bar chart that uses small multiples and conditional formatting. We’re using the #MakeoverMonday team’s data on New Year’s Resolutions and the design is inspired by a Makeover Monday participant! A huge thank you to Ela Piwowarska for creating her submission and …
2024 Week 3 | Power BI: Back to basics with a bar chart Read More
Introduction Welcome to week Three! This week, we’ll build off of the skills from last week. I strongly advise checking it out before tackling this one. This challenge is meant to be a little tricky, but I have faith in you! This week will help you learn when to choose the correct option. Sigma often …
2024 Week 3 | Sigma: Can you choose the right value? Read More
