KC Episode #4 – How To Use The Data Blends Blog
In Kenny Cool Episode #4, I discuss the various methods available for using the Data Blends Blog.
KC Episode #2 – The NFL Big Data Bowl
In Kenny Cool episode #2, I discuss how much fun I recently had working with real NFL data as part of a competition.
The Happiness of an Education
Contrary to the “Agony of an Eduction”, this article expresses the joy of an education. The joy comes from first learning to use Tableau.
How I Am Making Changes to Live Longer (Project Reset – Part 1)
I am going to reset my biological age. This article describes what I plan to do. I don’t know how how long it will take, so you should subscribe to this blog to follow this story!
The Agony of an Education
Some stories just pop out of my mind. Other stories take time. This one has been forming for the past three months. It should have a subtitle: Why Using Alteryx and Tableau is a lot more fun than using SQL and R.
Using Temperature Anomalies to Visualize Global Warming Via #Alteryx, #Tableau, and #Mapbox
Global warming has been visualized using world-wide temperature anomaly data. This work uses a pre-computed data set to understand temperature changes over the past 7 decades.
How Much Do I Love To Use Alteryx?
I quantified how much I use Alteryx. I enjoyed doing the study, although it hurt my brain.
Additional #BigData Strategies in @Alteryx
This article focuses on efficiently retrieving specific events from big-data sources. Certain techniques are introduced in Alteryx to allow this to happen, including the use of the Calgary Load and Calgary Join tools.
How To Achieve Rapid Analytical Insights Via #Alteryx and #Tableau
In this article, I benchmark an Alteryx workflow to show how Alteryx can be a very valuable tool in a large enterprise setting.
The Making of Episode 2 of the Alter Everything Podcast (@Alteryx)
Making a podcast is not an easy thing to do. Even with mental preparation, saying all that is important is difficult when the microphone is in your face. This article includes some additional thoughts I have on the topics we covered in the Alter Everything Podcast Episode #2.
Solving Problems By Blending Data
I’m saying goodbye to 3danim8’s Blog and replacing it with a new website that will be more comprehensive and dynamic. You will have to read this short article to understand why I am doing this.
A Short #Tableau Data Story – #3 (Circa 1996)
Determining how to characterize vehicle performance has been a life-long passion of mine, even if I didn’t realize it until the second half of my working career. I have multiple examples of long-lasting data collection activities that point me in a certain direction. You must read the story to find out what that is.
My Fifty Most Recent #Alteryx Articles
This article will always have my 50 most recent Alteryx articles. It uses a Wordpress technique known as shortcodes to produce a list of articles. I have been wanting a capability like this for a long time!
Data Science: Why Data Comes Before Science
Doing data science work means a lot of different things to different people. Many techniques exist for accomplishing the tasks that are needed to solve data science problems. Getting the data right, however, is important in all projects and Alteryx allows us to accomplish that goal.
How to Add Geographies to Lat/Long Data for Better #Tableau Mapping
This article shows how it is possible to add larger scale geographical information to your data when all you have are latitudes and longitudes.