This week we are making bar charts. Of course, this week there is a small twist to the bar charts. The ends of the bar charts need to be rounded. There are several ways to do this. I’d personally suggest unioning the data to itself–but like I said, there is more than one way to …
2019 Week 37: What percent of sales is from the east region? Read More
This week are excited to continue the community challenge month by welcoming Corey Jones. Based out of Philadelphia, Corey was a 2018 IronViz Finalist and is an avid sports fan. One of the great things that comes with working with a talented team is that you have the opportunity to learn from and push each …
2019 Week 33: 2018 IronViz Finalist Corey Jones’s Table Challenge Read More
Last week we were putting together a deck for an executive team and we wanted to show the seasonality of data while still showing the overall average. In our time crunch we came up with our challenge for this week!p Challenge – Intermediate Click image to view on Tableau Public Requirements – Intermediate Format: 900px …
2019 Week 29: Which months do we see a higher number of orders? Read More
This week you need to build this side-by-side bar chart. There are a couple of tricks but you should be able to do this in under 30 minutes (for real!). There are at least 4 ways to solve this problem. There are also two problems an intermediate and an advanced. Challenge – Intermediate Click image …
2019 Week 24: Can you build a side-by-side bar chart? Read More
This week Ann and I are doing a live Workout Wednesday for the San Fransisco Bay Area Tableau User Group, so I tried to make sure this challenge can be done in 30 minutes. Challenge Click image to view on Tableau Public Requirements Format: 750px by 850px Create a bar-on-bar chart that shows: A top …
2019 Week 20: Can you show the top and bottom states for total orders Read More
A few weeks ago I had this problem: I needed to create a dynamic table that showed the last 12 full months of sales for a particular channel/category of the business but I also needed to show the month-over-month and year-over-year totals. I didn’t know how to do it right away so I asked the …
Week 17: Can you build an automated monthly report Read More
This week were taking a look at Tableau Stock prices using candlestick charts. So whats different about this? The dates aggregate at differet levels depending on the number of candlesticks! This challenge is not easy so there are 2 achievement levels. You can make this chart using either a gantt chart or by unioning the …
2019 Week 13: Can you create a dynamic view of historical DATA prices? Read More
When I started Workout Wednesday I made a list of potential challenges. This challenge was the second challenge I wrote down. After more than 20 challenges I’ve finally gotten around to sharing it! Challenge Click to view on Tableau Public Requirements Format: 1000px by 600px Create a visualization with bar charts that show total sales, …
I recently put together this chart for work. I spent more time making it amazing than I am willing to admit, this is mostly due to the amount of formatting I did. I thought I’d make a formatting challenge this week! Challenge Click to view on Tableau Public Requirements Format: 540px by 800px Create a …
We’re back for 2019. We’re using the hashtag #WorkoutWednesday2019. The challenge this week involves building a dynamic drill-down table. This one is slightly more difficult than average so be sure to check the spoilers at the very bottom if need be. Challenge Click to view on Tableau Public Requirements Dashboard size is 500px …
