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.
Building the Perfect Beast – My #Tableau Story
When Jason Bondoux of Tableau invited me to give this talk about a month ago, I’m not sure that he understood what I was capable of delivering with respect to “My Tableau Story”.
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.
Rounding Calculations in Tableau (and Excel and Alteryx)
Introduction – This Is My First Reblog I have never reblogged someone else’s work. However, when someone writes a treatise on a topic like this, I have to capture the information because I know I will need it in the future. This is a Master’s thesis delivered in the form of a blog post and…
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…
This Is My Gift To All #FantasyFootball Players
Introduction According to ESPN, it is now time to sign up for Fantasy Football (Figure 1).
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.
Adding Custom Geocoding For Airport IATA Codes in #Tableau
This article demonstrates how to implement custom geocoding for Airport IATA codes in Tableau.
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…
My Thoughts On Being Selected As An #Alteryx ACE
Introduction Last week, I drove over 4,000 miles to spend a couple of days in Boston, MA. It was a delightful journey for many reasons. This article will explain what I did and why I took this cross-country journey. I will also explain what it means to me to be selected as an Alteryx ACE.