Thinking about Ask Data

This blog was originally published on The Information Lab: https://www.theinformationlab.co.uk/2019/04/12/thinking-about-ask-data/ Tableau 2019.1 brought some killer features to the table, and amongst these was a natural language capability...

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Nested LOD for Ranking

This was originally posted on The Information Lab: https://www.theinformationlab.co.uk/2019/02/21/consultants-diary-nested-lod-for-ranking/ I’m going to try and share some of the techniques and methods I use as a consultant. Using Tableau...

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Makeover Monday 2019 Week 1: NHL Attendance

If you've not heard of Makeover Monday before, it's a weekly social data project run by Andy Kriebel and Eva Murray. They've recently released a book, and the assorted blogs over the last 3 years are an excellent repository of knowledge. Here's...

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Introducing Project Griffon

This post was originally posted on The Information Lab: https://www.theinformationlab.co.uk/2018/10/30/introducing-project-griffon/ For more on Project Griffon, please follow this Tableau Community page: https://community.tableau.com/docs/DOC-22175 When...

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3 reasons tsm (Tableau Services Manager) is exciting

This blog was originally published on The Information Lab: https://www.theinformationlab.co.uk/2018/07/31/3-reasons-tableau-services-manager-tsm-is-exciting/ As of Tableau 2018.2, we are saying a bittersweet goodbye to tabadmin, and a...

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Consultant's Diary - Calculated Field Pro-tips

This blog was originally published on The Information Lab: https://www.theinformationlab.co.uk/2018/05/08/consultants-diary-calculated-field-pro-tips/ I’m going to try and share some of the techniques and methods I use as a consultant....

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Consultant's Diary - Wildcard vs. Dynamic Input

I'm going to try and share some of the techniques and methods I use as a consultant. Using Tableau & Alteryx daily means that I've found I take small techniques, tips & tricks for granted. Hopefully this will be useful for you all. When...

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Consultant's Diary - Filter Customisation in Tableau

I'm going to try and share some of the techniques and methods I use as a consultant. Using Tableau & Alteryx daily means that I've found I take small techniques, tips & tricks for granted. Hopefully this will be useful for you all. One...

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The BBC Sport Chronicles: Part 3

Friends, I regret to inform you that BBC Sport is at it again. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43632176] The above charming graphic is indeed proof that a bar chart, while the doyen of all charts, is not always the best choice....

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The BBC Sport Chronicles: Part 2

Just wanted to write a quick blog on the gift which keeps on giving, the BBC Sport data visualisation team. Drawing from this article by Phil McNulty (http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43463551), there is a section where McNulty focusses...

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