Workout Wednesday

#WOW2017 | 36 | Skyline Chart

Introduction EDITOR’S NOTE: This challenge was originally published on Emma Whyte’s Tableau blog which no longer exists. This challenge is republished here with the author’s permissions  I’m trying out some new chart types in this week’s Workout Wednesday. Recently Tableau introduced the ability to create variable width column charts (sometimes called skyline charts – because …

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#WOW2017 | 36 | Disney Domination

Introduction EDITOR’S NOTE: This challenge was originally published on Emma Whyte’s Tableau blog which no longer exists. This challenge is republished here with the author’s permissions  This weeks #WorkoutWednesday is inspired by an IronViz entry from Rody Zakovich. I’m a huge Disney fan and think Rody’s viz is the right balance of informative and eye-catching. I …

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#WOW2017 | 32 | Continuous Dates are Tricky

Introduction EDITOR’S NOTE: This challenge was originally published on Emma Whyte’s Tableau blog which no longer exists. This challenge is republished here with the author’s permissions  Working with continuous dates can be tricky in Tableau depending on how you want to display them. This weeks #WorkoutWednesday is inspired by a challenge from Data School superstar Neil Lord. Click …

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#WOW2017 | 30 | Loads of LODs

Introduction EDITOR’S NOTE: This challenge was originally published on Emma Whyte’s Tableau blog which no longer exists. This challenge is republished here with the author’s permissions  This week’s #WorkoutWednesday will challenge your Level of Detail calculation knowledge. Don’t be scared, if you’re still new to LODs then I’ve posted some links below to help you …

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#WOW2017 | 29 | Who sits where?

Introduction This challenge is hosted on Andy’s website – check it out here  Click to open in Tableau Public Attribute When you publish your solution on Tableau Public make sure to take the time and include a link to the original inspiration.  Also include the hashtag #WOW2017 in your description to make it searchable! Share After …

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#WOW2017 | 28 | Insights & Annotations

Introduction EDITOR’S NOTE: This challenge was originally published on Emma Whyte’s Tableau blog which no longer exists. This challenge is republished here with the author’s permissions  There are often times when we’re making insightful dashboards where we’ll need to add annotations or text to make key points. Especially if we’re making dashboards for management or …

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#WOW2017 | 27 | Quadrant Chart

Introduction This challenge is hosted on Andy’s website – check it out here  Click to open in Tableau Public Attribute When you publish your solution on Tableau Public make sure to take the time and include a link to the original inspiration.  Also include the hashtag #WOW2017 in your description to make it searchable! Share After …

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