table calculations

#WOW2025 | Week 48 | Advanced Bar Chart Race

Introduction Following last week’s challenge, we’re continuing with the Bar Chart Race theme — but this time, it’s more advanced! Last time, we created a basic Bar Chart Race, but because we used monthly data, the animation movement was somewhat discrete. This week’s challenge takes it to the next level by using Data Densification and …

#WOW2025 | Week 48 | Advanced Bar Chart Race Read More »

#WOW2025 | Week 35 | Can You Visualize Yearly Rank Changes in Sub-Category Sales?

Introduction I’ve recently been running several hands-on Tableau workshops for beginner- to intermediate-level users across different prefectures. In one of those sessions, a participant asked how to visualize both ranking changes and differences in sales at the same time. This week’s challenge was inspired by that question. It might be a bit tricky, but I …

#WOW2025 | Week 35 | Can You Visualize Yearly Rank Changes in Sub-Category Sales? Read More »

#WOW2025 | Week 31 | Can you build an alternative to a stacked bar chart?

Introduction I often use the #datafam community as inspiration for my #WOW challenges, as it gives me the perfect opportunity to try out a particular technique or visualisation style, which I hope you all then benefit from too 🙂 This week’s challenge was inspired by this blog post by the Flerlage Twins, which in turn …

#WOW2025 | Week 31 | Can you build an alternative to a stacked bar chart? Read More »

#WOW2025 Week 26: Can you create this seemingly simple line chart?

Introduction This may seem like a seeming normal line and area chart but I said “Why Tableau” numerous times when trying to create it.You want to be able to see the Top X customers per Quarter and what their percentage of total sales is. Click to open in Tableau Public Requirements Dashboard Size 800×800 1 …

#WOW2025 Week 26: Can you create this seemingly simple line chart? Read More »

#WOW2025 | Week 3 | How are EPL Football Teams performing this season compared to previous seasons?

Introduction This week’s challenge has 3 levels which I hope means there’s something for everyone – whether you’re new to Tableau and #WorkoutWednesday or a seasoned veteran 😉  If I’ve implemented things correctly, it should be possible to simply build on from the Beginner Level requirements without having to rework anything too much to get …

#WOW2025 | Week 3 | How are EPL Football Teams performing this season compared to previous seasons? Read More »

WOW2024 | Week 28 | Can you design a multi-dimensional Panel Chart for detailed analysis?

Introduction Do you like panel chart? I love it.It is often requested in practical work because it is suitable for getting an overview.This time, I am taking up some of the more challenging requests from past practical work.I believe this will help you level up your panel chart skills, so please enjoy the challenge! Click …

WOW2024 | Week 28 | Can you design a multi-dimensional Panel Chart for detailed analysis? Read More »