Introduction This week’s challenge is a bit different; you have two options! Imagine you’re creating a workbook showing off all the cool features and functionalities to your coworkers and want to provide a curated list of Sigma’s help documentation. In this challenge, you’ll create an embedded documentation element enabling the end users to choose a …
2024 Week 37 | Sigma: What would you like help with? Read More »
Introduction Sigma is all about making data manipulations and explorations accessible to everyone! This week’s challenge might sound intimidating, extracting data from JSON, but Sigma makes it a breeze. Have fun!-Katrina Need access to Sigma? Click Here to Sign Up Link to WOW Sigma Instance Youtube Click here to Watch: How to Register & Get …
2024 Week 33 | Sigma: Can you find the safe to eat items? Read More »
Introduction This week’s challenge was inspired by a lively discussion I was a part of, covering what date calculations a data analyst should or should not know. We’ve already covered several common ones, such as the current time period vs the prior time period. So this week, I wanted to add another to the list: …
2024 Week 30 | Sigma: Can you show partial or whole months? Read More »
Introduction As workbook builders we need to be thoughtful when deciding which visualizations to use in all sorts of scenarios. A good rule of thumb to help decide is looking for visualizations that provide high amounts of information to a low pixel or space ratio. This week we’re choosing to fill the donut chart to …
2024 Week 23 | Sigma: Can you fill the donut hole? Read More »
Introduction Week 20 already! Crazy how fast the year is going by…and how fast you’re skilling up in Sigma! I love scatter plots. They’re a great way to display a lot of information in an easily consumable package. Layering quadrant colors on top, make it even easier to visually group dots and find outliers. -Katrina …
Introduction This week, we’re building a staple in my bar chart library: Top, Bottom, and Other Values. I often use this bar chart to easily show the breadth of the outliers while not losing sight of the typical. This challenge is also a great example of the flexibility of modeling at different levels of granularity …
Introduction For this week’s challenge, we’re exploring Sigma’s workbook actions, a powerful feature that enables better end-user experiences, nuanced data exploration, and more impactful presentations. Sigma’s workbook actions cover a wide range of interactions, but for this first challenge, we’ll focus on two common action scenarios: clicking to filter and clicking to change. As you …
Introduction A good data visualization strikes a balance between enough and too much information. For this week’s challenge, we will explore a couple of ways to customize tooltips. Customizing these can help provide users with meaningful information without overwhelming or crowding the visuals. I’m sure you’ll knock this one out of the park! Need access …
2024 Week 8 | Sigma: Can you customize this tooltip? 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 »
Introduction It’s an exciting moment as we launch the first-ever Sigma Computing Workout Wednesday Challenge! WOW was a key aspect in my career, and I’m thrilled to bring these challenges to a new platform. These challenges are designed to help you explore new possibilities, practice essential concepts, and deepen your understanding of Sigma & data …
2024 Week 1 | Sigma: Can you recreate this Area Chart? Read More »
