How To Videos For Tableau Training
These are Tableau technique and application videos that supplement my Tableau training course.
A Dynamic Image and Web Page Viewer Using Tableau
I had a feeling I could use Tableau to make an image and blog viewer that was dynamic and fully functional, but I wasn’t quite sure how to do it. Well, today, I revisited the concept and accomplished the task.
Using Tableau to Check Accuracy of Acurite Weather Station Data
I really like weather data. I also really hate inaccurate weather data. If you have an Acurite Weather Station at your house, you might want to be wary of the data it is collecting.
Using Tableau to Visualize Healing After Skin Cancer (BCC) Surgery
This is definitely one of my more obscure and somewhat creepy Tableau applications. I visualize the skin healing process after a skin cancer operation I had to remove a Basal Cell Carcinoma.
My General Motors Story
In this article, I give answers to three questions I was recently asked on a General Motors podcast. The questions were: (1) What brought you here? (2) What keeps me here? and (3) How does my job move GM forward?.
A Tableau-Based Photo Viewer
It took me 20 years to collect the data for this idea. It only took me a couple of hours in Tableau to complete the idea.
Tableaupedia, Part 1
Tableaupedia is a tool that I have built to save me time. Since I teach people to use Tableau, I have to have quick access to information and this tool allows me to find what I need very fast.
Epilogue
This article explains why I feel like my Blogging Experiment was a failure. You have to read the article to understand what I mean.
The Conclusion of My #Tableau Blogging Experiment
By writing this blog, I was simply pursuing my passions. I allowed the blog to meander across topics because my passion is widespread. I wrote about techniques in math, science, Tableau and Alteryx. I solved problems and I shared stories. I met many new friends. I got better in the field of analytics because I connected to a wide group of really talented people. I loved that experience and as I now know, I was driven to learn. It was fantastic journey that included 1/8 of a million blog hits and one that I will always be glad that I took.
Using #Tableau to Reproduce an Interesting Dot Plot Graphic
I usually do not write articles based on the work of someone else, but with over 5 centuries of data served up on a platter, I couldn’t resist and I thought the topic was interesting. With only 1 article left in the 3danim8 blog experiment, I decided to sneak another one in before the end is here.
An Interesting Result from My #Tableau and #Alteryx Blogging Experiment
Sometimes I have an idea that I want to investigate. I think I know what the answer will be, but every once in a while the result blows me away. This is one of those cases. Tableau makes it really easy to find the answer to these kinds of questions.
My Top 10 Favorite Things About #Alteryx
Nothing in my life has allowed me to solve problems the way that Alteryx has. If you want complete and total control of your data, your work processes, and an unmatched ability to create stunning visualizations, then learn how to couple Alteryx with Tableau and unleash your complete creativity.
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 #Alteryx Allowed Me To Fix Problems in A Customer-Created Database
One day someone gave me a database created by normal people. It took only a few seconds in Tableau for me to realize that I had a serious problem on my hands.
What Should You Do When Your 3-Yr Old Asks You To Read This Book?
I’ve got a really cool son. How he managed to find this book and ask me to read it to him, I’ll never know.