Introduction This week I wanted to do something spatial related, so I challenged Olivier Newman, one of our Data School Consultants, to build me a challenge. I am breaking his challenge into two weeks. The first being this one. Can you rebuild this tube map? Ideally you will need 1 parameter and 1 set and …
#WOW2024 | Week 21 | Can you rebuild this tube map? Read More
Introduction A couple weeks ago while standing in line for Ken and Kevin Flerlage’s session at Tableau Conference, I had a conversation with the woman next to me that led to something like “what is something you’re trying to solve right now?” Her response was that her boss wanted to have something of a stoplight …
#WOW2024 | Week 20 | Can you combine categorical and sequential colors in the same chart? Read More
Introduction So this week follows on from my previous challenge in week 13 here. Feel free to either recreate completely from scratch or use my/your own original solution to build on (my solution for week 13 is here and my solution guide is here). Having built a segmented bar chart, we are now going to …
#WOW2024 | Week 19 | Can you expand this segmented bar chart? Read More
Introduction Welcome to week 18 and this week’s challenge. This is a special challenge as it is the challenge that coincides with Tableau conference and #Data24! This week your challenge is to analyze sleep survey data and build a marimekko chart in Tableau! Click to open in Tableau Public Requirements size: 1000×800 the x axis …
Introduction For the final week of Community Month, it is my pleasure to introduce you to a new Guest Coach on the Workout Wednesday team, Deborah Simmonds. For a number of years, Deb has been one of the most dedicated #WOW participants, so I was delighted to invite her to create her own challenge for you. …
#WOW2024 | Week 17 | How far would total steps from TC23 respondents take you? Read More
Introduction This week’s challenge comes from Chasoso (Hideaki Yamamoto), who is an active participant in WorkoutWednesday and was the runner-up in last year’s Viz contest at the Japan Tableau User Group (JTUG) annual meeting. # Introduction(EN)I’m very happy to join Workout Wednesday as a guest coach.Because I’ve been encountering interesting vizzes every week, I admire …
#WOW2024 | Week 16 | Can you create a sales dashboard by effectively utilizing headers? Read More
Introduction Continuing with our community month, I decided to invite the OG himself back for a challenge, Andy Kriebel. All I’m going to say about this challenge is, I’m sorry if it’s super hard and don’t be afraid to sneak a peak into the actual workbook to get insight into how Andy’s mind works! Click …
#WOW2024 Week 15: Can you create a (super) dynamic trellis chart? Read More
Introduction This week kicks off our Community Month, where we invite folks from the Tableau community to create a challenge. First up is Jack Hineman, frequent WOW participant and Tableau Social Ambassador: I am so excited to be participating in Community Month for #WorkoutWednesday. I have been a weekly participant in #WOW challenges for the …
#WOW2024 | Week 14 | Can you build a Trellis of Profit Ratio Gauges? Read More
Introduction I’m always on the lookout for inspiration to share in a #WorkoutWednesday challenge, and Sam Parson’s recent movie viz provided that for this week. Sam displayed the total revenue for the top 50 movie franchises, directly alongside a stacked bar depicting the revenue for each individual movie in that franchise. There is also a …
#WOW2024 | Week 13 | Can you build this segmented bar chart? Read More
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, …
