How to Convert Shapefiles to #Tableau Polygons
This article gives some technical approaches to converting shapefiles to polygons that can be drawn in Tableau. Two methods are reviewed.
DATA is to Life, as Math is to Science
I can’t even begin to express how deep this article is. It spans decades and it exploded from deep within my brain one day. My life and a long-term study of life is featured in this article.
The story is big, deep and more bloated than I wanted it to be, but sometimes that just happens. I tried but I was not able to cut it down to size without losing meaning. I think if you read it, it will be a thoughtful experience.
Test 2 of Tableau Vs Power BI: Visualizing Surface Water Flow
This is test #2 of Tableau vs Power BI using real-world data. The goal in this test was to see how each package could visualize flowing water as it moves across the 3D topographic surface of the Livingstone District.
Medical Knowledge and Very Powerful Analytics
It was the best time of my professional career. The potential good that could come from this work is monumental. Unfortunately, I don’t do this type of work anymore. Such is life.
Impressions From Our First Month Of Using #PowerBI
After a bit of cooperation between friends, I decided to continue the Power BI analysis. We want to document how Power BI stacks-up against the Alteryx + Tableau combination that is so successful at producing great data comprehension and visualizations. This series should be interesting over the next few months as we try to document what it is like to learn Power BI when you are a Power Alteryx and Tableau users.
How Microsoft Could Put Real Power Into Power BI
I have a dream that could be brought to fruition by Microsoft. If you want to know what it is, read the article.
How To Achieve Better Data Comprehension, Part 2
In this article, I compare two working methods for people doing data analytics. I explain the differences in the approaches and why I have switched my working methods from one to the other.
Investigating India With Tableau 10 Custom Regions
Working on charitable endeavors has its advantages. Sometimes you get to work with data that is so unexpectedly beautiful that it takes your breath away. This happened to me the other day, so I thought I’d share a new Tableau 10 feature called custom regions to show how powerful this feature can be.
How To Achieve Better Data Comprehension, Part 1
Some articles form quickly, some take a long time to gel. Twenty, thirty, forty drafts of this one have not been enough.
I don’t know how I can possibly explain to people who might be interested in learning how to become better workers with data, but I have tried to do it with this writing. I have tried to explain what has taken me 30 years to realize.
This work is borderline philosophical but it is based in experience and backed by my observations on what works and what does not work when it comes to achieving better data comprehension.
Impressions From My First Day Of Using #PowerBI
Life is a funny thing. One day you are up, the next day you are down. The only question remaining is this: Will Power BI be able to recover from today’s disaster enough to change my opinion of its value?
Who Is More Important To Your Blog: A Hare or A Tortoise?
This is part 3 of 3danim8’s blogging experimental analysis. This article investigates how important speed-burner articles are compared to slow-burners. I can create speed burner articles by writing about Rich Roll, shown above. In contrast to his ultra-endurance performance, these articles fade quickly.
How To Effectively Use Tableau 10 Highlighting In Big Data Sets
Tableau 10 highlighting can be very useful for big data sets. In this example, I show how highlighting quickly reveals differences in consumer behavior by state. Some of the behavioral difference are caused by the geographical settings the consumers live within.
Proof of Why Alteryx Is Great Software
This is 3danim8 article #200. It took 2 years for me to write the previous 100 articles on the usage of Alteryx plus Tableau. The next 100 articles will go into a deeper exploration of the power of these two tremendous tools to achieve great things.
How to Use and Better Understand Alteryx Batch Macros
This article was written in one day in March, 2015, and then forgotten for 1.5 years. Today I revived and revised the manuscript to get this thing out into the blogosphere. One day, I predict, someone will thank me for writing this one.
Text Analytics Improved With Tableau Clustering
In Part 2 of my blogging experimental analysis, I use Alteryx coupled with Tableau 10 clustering to perform some text analytics. This work answers a single question related to how certain words can improve blog readership rates.