The Secret of Joe Mako
Where do we derive inspiration and passion to help others? I think I now have a clearer picture in my mind of what makes Joe Mako do what he does. In this article, I will tell you a story to help you understand what I mean.
How I Use #Alteryx To Simplify My #Tableau Applications
Eight years of daily Tableau usage. Check. One and a half years of Alteryx usage. Check. Learning how to make my Tableau life easier by using Alteryx. Ongoing. Here is one example of a Top N and Others technique I moved from Tableau to Alteryx.
An Example of #Tableau LOD Calcs, Filters and Order of Operations
To truly understand how Tableau works, you must learn about the order of operations performed. This example shows how Tableau Level of Detail (LOD) calculations are performed with respect to dimension and context filters.
One Year Later – New Predictive Analytics for My #Tableau and #Alteryx Blog
My blog has been a science experiment in the making for about 2.5 years. I’ve been collecting data to analyze the experiment. Recently my life changed and the experiment changed. Read why that happened and what I had to do about it.
#Alteryx Devours Another Real-World Problem
Introduction Recently I was consulted on an issue that featured a complicated data structure. After patiently listening to the complexities inherent in the data, I calmly said something to the effect of: “Don’t worry, I’ve got the tool for the job”. That tool, of course, is Alteryx.
What Happens When @Google Removes A Great Software Tool
Introduction A few months ago, I used a relatively new Google bookmark manager technology to create my visual blog, as shown in Figure 1.
Processing Global Travel Data – Part 3, The Hard Way Via Chas
Before going further, I will reintroduce myself. My name is Chas Latch. A little over two months ago I graduated from Baylor University (sic ’em bears) with a degree in Computer Science.
Using #Tableau Ver 9.1 to Display 3D Data
Introduction I worked over 20 years as a numerical modeler and scientific computer programmer. I routinely hammered all kinds of computers from PC’s to massively parallel supercomputers. I miss doing that type of work.
Processing Global Travel Data Part 2 – The Story Behind the Story
Introduction I have determined that I will not become a video blogger (I feel like a big dork on camera!). However, I awoke today with a thought that must be completed. I feel compelled to continue this story by doing what the great Paul Harvey used to do. He would say something to the effect…
Processing Global Travel Data With #Alteryx and #Tableau – A Video Blog
Introduction Chas and Ken (Figure 1) learned about Alteryx and Tableau on Saturday. We decided to create a video blog of the experience. This article includes a series of videos that take you along the journey of discovery. We decided to process global travel data to show how a complex situation can be turned into…
Please Take a Look at a Couple of My Favorite New #Alteryx and/or #Tableau Blogs
Introduction There are a couple of relatively new blogs that focus on Alteryx and Tableau. I really like both of these. The insights I gain from them are meaningful. They are well-done and authors do a great job of explaining their topics.
Using the #Alteryx Fuzzy Logic Tool To Find Matching Names
When you review these results, the brilliance of the fuzzy matching algorithms begins to be seen. You can see that spaces in the names are accounted for, Jr/Sr’s are accounted for, and even the swapping of the first and last names are accounted for. To me, this is a superb result and gives me great confidence is using the fuzzy matching results.
Four Months of Living Outside of My Comfort Zone (Part 3)
Introduction To understand this article better, you might consider clicking here to read part one of this article. After that, you can read part two by clicking here.
Rounding to the Nearest Dollar Using #Alteryx
Introduction What I describe in this article is a small piece of a fairly big and complicated Alteryx workflow that involves a lot of operations. I wish I could explain the whole sequence of events, but for now, I have to settle on this small technical detail related to rounding currencies to the nearest dollar.…
The Wimberley, TX Flood – Part 1
Introduction On May 23, 2015, a flash flood formed in the Blanco River and slammed the residents of Wimberley, TX. Houses were instantaneously removed from their foundations, giant trees were snapped in half, and tree bark was removed for over 30 feet into the air because the depth of the flood was so great. The…