Antichaos
Tableau, Data Analyse & Visualisatie
[part of the ‘Datafam London 2024 series]
In part 1 we took a look at a basic bar chart, and ended with the lollypop chart. A fun chart with one major issue: the dot obfuscates the real datapoint.
One solution for it the Punctuated Bar Chart:
We highlight the end of each bar, instead of enlarging the endpoint.
[part of the ‘Datafam London 2024 series]
On DataFam 2024 in London I gave a presentation / workshop on deep cleaning dashboards.
Dashboard cleaning is about: Removing, adding , re-arranging, and replacing stuff. In Tableau, it’s about: Table calculations, extra sheets, changing images, talking to users, being critical to yourself, … Is hard work – and a lot of fun!
[Read more…] about Deep Cleaning Barcharts – part 1: the basicsYou can use to create your own Christmas Movie Marathon in Tableau using this dashboard!
Based on the IMDB dataset ‘100 best Christmas movies of all time’ and some nice Tableau techniques you can determine which movies you want to watch this holiday.
Start by entering the time you can spend on movies this holiday on Step 1 (from a couple of hours to several days), and then use step 2 to select all the movies you want to see during this time.
Selections can be made on plot, but also runtime, genre and/or IMDB rating.
Ever wanted to count up or down in Tableau?
Now you can using the CountTo Viz Extension – for free!
Using this extension a dashboard will count up or down to a certain value.
[Read more…] about Tableau ‘CountTo’ ExtensionOne of the most impactful development tips I got during TC24 was a very small one, but I have used it a lot since then.
What is you have just finished your dashboard, and your manager/client/voice in you head tells you: I think the color of the charts need to be changed to pink…
[Read more…] about Change all colors at once