Using #Alteryx and #Tableau to Investigate Global Climate Change
I am on a quest to learn about global climate changes. I am using the power of Alteryx and Tableau to analyze various types of climactic data from around the world.
How I Use Time Lapse Photography To Capture Vacation Memories
Creating time lapse movies is a fun thing to do. On a recent vacation, I created a series of small movies to share the experiences we had.
#Alteryx + #Tableau = Creativity and Passion
This article is part 5 of the 3danim8 Blogging Experimental analysis, although I didn’t intend it to be. It just happened. A good life can be made a great life if you understand the role of creativity in your life. In this article, I have come full-circle in understanding something that has eluded me for my whole lifetime. This something is called Big Magic.
How I Use #Tableau LOD’s To Process Asynchronous Time Series Data
This is part 4 of 3danim8’s blogging experimental analysis. This article investigates how I use level of detail calculations to help me visualize three key measures that describe blog article readership performance.
Sensory Overload Via #Tableau
Tableau stimulates my senses. It has been doing that for a very long time. I think this is one of the reasons that this piece of software has been so transformative for so many people.
Test 4 of Tableau Vs Power BI: Speed
This is test 4 of a series that compares Tableau to Power BI. The purpose of this test is to see which program could read a file fastest and allow the generation of a simple time series graphic.
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.
Test 3 of Tableau Vs Power BI: Charting Basic Time Series Data
In part 3 of this series, I compare the ability of Power BI and Tableau to produce dual-axis time series charts. I never know what is going to happen when I do these tests. I create them and then let the chips fall as they may.
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.
A Letter to George
This article started out as a comment to a comment to a comment. etc. I just got tired of this senseless series of personal attacks by a man named George. So instead of burying my response down deep in my comment section, I thought I’d raise the visibility up a bit so that people can see for themselves what can happen when a good deed gets transformed into a personal attack.
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.
Why Tableau is the Great Equalizer
In this brief story, I offer to you an insight that took me a long time and a lot of practice to uncover. I think this insight in one of the secrets of why Tableau has become so popular with so many people.
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.
Test 1 of Tableau Vs Power BI: Topographic Mapping
This is test #1 of Tableau vs Power BI using real-world data. The goal in this test was to see how each package could visualize high-resolution topographic data.
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.