Introduction I’ve had clients requesting stacked bars in various formats lately, so this challenge is timely. Stacked bars are used as a way to show part-to-whole relationship while also showing totals. The weakness of stacked bars is similar to that of the dreaded pie chart. Too many segments become confusing when trending a stacked column, …
Introduction I may have gotten a little overexcited with this challenge by combining TWO problems that some of my colleagues came up against recently when trying to solve problems for their clients. That being said, this week’s challenge should be a good workout. Since the challenge applies some more advanced calculations, I have broken down …
#WOW2024 | Week 11 | Can you filter a Small Multiples chart? Read More »
Introduction Hello there! I’m Yoshi and I joined the WOW Tableau coach team this year.I’ve been participating in the WOW challenges since 2020, so I am really honored to be one of the coaches. Here’s my first challenge for you: let’s practice datetime calculations and data densifications. This week, we deal with dummy data regarding …
#WOW2024 | Week 10 | Can you visualize when it gets busy? Read More »
Introduction How is it the end of February already? Time flies when you’re having fun. I’m going to apologise first, as I think this week is going to be tough, and with that in mind I’m going to supply extra hints and tips along the way. This will test your Table Calculation Skills and Order …
#WOW2024 | Week 9 | Can you create these KPI Cards? Read More »
Introduction While reviewing recent work I’ve done in preparation for this week’s challenge, I came across a tile map with individual area charts by state that we use to monitor subscriptions, and thought it would be a fun one. As I dug into it, I realized it was inspired by Luke’s challenge in 2020 Week …
#WOW2024 | Week 8 | Can you create an area chart tile map? Read More »
Introduction This week’s challenge is inspired by something I’d seen at work, and I thought it would be quite fun to see if I could reproduce in Tableau and if so, share as a challenge 🙂 I could, so here it is… can you include & exclude options with a custom control? Click to open …
#WOW2024 | Week 7 | Can you include and exclude options with a custom control? Read More »
Introduction This week’s challenge came to me via the community! Long time #datafam member turned Tableau employee and still #datafam to the core, Mark Bradbourne! What I love about this challenge, is that there’s multiple ways to solve it and I challenge you to do in more than one way! Click to open in Tableau …
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 …
#WOW2024 | Week 5 | Excel at Tableau Interactivity with Dynamic Zone Visibility Read More »
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 This week I wanted to test out one of Tableau’s new features, Dynamic Axis Ranges. In this exercise you want to be able to zoom into some of those clustered countries which you can then hover over to get more information about. There are, of course, some other features within this visualisation. You might …
#WOW2024 | Week 3 | Can you dynamically zoom into a clustered area? Read More »
