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.

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.

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.

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.

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…

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.

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.…

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