Introduction Well we made it another year! I hope if you’re reading this that you’re knee deep in content from Tableau’s annual conference, #data21. There’s lot to enjoy throughout the week, and I look forward to seeing you all in the various communication channels and platforms that are available! For this week’s challenge, I decided …
2021 Week 45 | Tableau: Customer Purchasing Habits (RFM Analysis) Read More »
Introduction To round out my beginner #WOW2021 series and as a nod to the most wonderful time of the year (#TC…duh), I wanted to re-imagine a couple of blasts from the Tableau Conference past…so while no points for originality here, my hope is that the principles of these tricks of the trade will help reduce …
We’ve covered a TON of different types of table calculations but one thing we’ve not challenged you to do is filter table calculations while keeping the context in view. Can you complete the challenge?
Introduction This week I team up with Erica Hughes to create this fabulous challenge. I had an idea in my head to recreate something similar to the Brush Filter challenge by Sean. In my mind I did it with Parameter Actions, however when speaking to Erica she showed me the Set Actions Version. So that’s …
#WOW2021 W42 | Tableau | Can you use set actions to create a reference date range? Read More »
Introduction I hope everyone enjoyed Community Month! I’m excited to be back and to share a fun challenge that highlights using pie charts (puns a plenty today!). This challenge is based on a request from a sales team – they wanted to understand how individual accounts contributed to their overall revenue. The beauty of this …
2021 Week 41 | Tableau: How Much Do Top Sub-Categories Contribute to Sales? Read More »
Introduction I have a confession to make…I like stacked bar charts. Someone once referred to them as rectangular pie charts, which stung a little bit – so I’ve kept my affinity quiet. Stacked bar charts get a bad rap because it can be hard to compare the different components – in fact the only one …
2021 W40 | Tableau: Can You Make Stacked Bar Charts Easier to Compare? Read More »
Introduction This week’s challenge is by Will Perkins About Will: Will has been actively involved with the external Tableau Community over the past 3 years. He has spoken at Tableau Fringe Fests, multiple TUGs, and mentored various individuals in one-off questions or more long term instances. At work, he has helped build an internal global …
Introduction This weeks community challenge is by Donna Coles. When I was approached by the #WOW crew to provide a guest challenge, I was a little unsure as to what I could do. I primarily work as a Tableau Server admin, so rarely have a need to build dashboards (which is why I like to do the …
2021 Week 36 | Tableau: When do extracts run during the day? Read More »
Introduction September 2021 is community month. Every year since 2018 we’ve invited individuals to share challenges with the community. This year we’ll have some amazing challenges from the Tableau and Power BI communities. But before we get there I’ll be sharing the following challenge: We’ll make a modified dot plot comparing sales for the current …
Introduction Today I’m excited to share a challenge in collaboration with Dr. Eric Eager at PFF. PFF analyzes data about professional football (in this case the American version). In this game, there are many players, but the most critical player supports a role called the Quarterback. In this challenge you’ll count the number of consecutive …
