September 26, 2024
Stop Chart Disasters NOW With This Crucial Method
August 30, 2024
How to Create a Win/Loss Sparkline
Check out the workbook here.
August 15, 2024
How Popular is Your Birthday?
Click on your birthday to see how popular it is.
July 8, 2024
Build an interactive Tableau dashboard in 3 minutes!
Build 80% of your dashboards with these 4 charts, a bit of interactivity, and that's it.
You probably won't need to create anything fancy, formatting will be minimal, and you won't need to wrestle with containers.
This video show you how to create it in only 3 minutes!
June 30, 2024
How to Rank & Filter the Top 5 in Tableau in Under 60 Seconds!
June 28, 2024
How to Replace a Datasource & Fields in Tableau
Need to change a datasource but don't want to rebuild the workbook? Has a field name changed?
It can be a real pain to update each sheet in a workbook one by one.
Conveniently, Tableau allows you to change the entire datasource with the "Replace Datasource" option.
Or, if you only need to change a field, Tableau has an option called "Replace References" that allows you to swap one field out for another all in one shot.
In this example, I take you through the whole process.
You could also apply this method when you simply want to swap out all existences of one field for another.
For example, you want to change all used of Order Date to Ship Date.
Easy peasy!
June 25, 2024
How to Create a 9-Box Matrix in Tableau
In this video, I show you how to build a 9-box matrix.
These are commonly used in talent management and HR to map a company's workforce along two dimensions, potential and performance.
Each of these two dimensions is split up into three categories, low, medium, and high, depending on the score.
For each employee performance is then plotted horizontally and potential is plotted vertically. From there, we summarize the number of employees that fall within each box.
June 20, 2024
How to Simultaneously Highlight & Deselect with a Parameter Action in Tableau
June 4, 2024
Find Red Flags in Your Data in ONLY 5 MINUTES with Control Charts
May 26, 2024
How to Create a Barcode Chart in Tableau
May 25, 2024
How to Calculate Year over Year Change in Tableau
How to Create a Dot Strip Plot in Tableau
May 15, 2024
#MakeoverMonday 2024 Week 20 - Exporting Freedom, One Bullet at a Time
I struggled mightily with this week's #MakeoverMonday. My goals was to replicate the original visualization by Bloomberg.
I knew I need to create path to connect the US at the center to each country.
I wanted to make the US the center of the of the map.
Sounds simple, right? I made it way harder than it needed to be.- I overthought the data prep.
- I forgot how to create the paths.
- I couldn't get the math right to offset the longitude.
The coloring and labeling was straightforward for me.
Adding the US as a circle in the middle was pretty simple.
To overcome the problems I facedI looked at a previous visualization I created using paths.
- I opened the workbook and the data to see the configuration.
- I replicated that set up by adding a second set of records to the data set.
- Viewers on the livestream helped me figure out the math to offset the longitude.
The simplest way to explain the location of each country is to think of the lat/lon for the US as 0,0. Then you compare that to the lat/lon for every other country to create the offset.
I got there in the end. What do you think? Was the juice worth the squeeze?
Click the image below to access the viz.
May 3, 2024
How to Make Your Cycle Plots Actionable in Tableau
Cycle plots are a fantastic way to identify seasonality in a data set. And you can make them even more useful by adding indicators for whether they are above or below the average.
Here's how you can do that in Tableau in only 2 minutes.
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May 1, 2024
Which chart should you use for your analysis?
Over on Tableau Public, Judit Bekker create this fantastic directory of charts to help you pick the one that's most appropriate for your analysis.
Check it out below.
How to Create a Cycle Plot in Tableau
April 30, 2024
How I Create a Unit Histogram in Tableau
A unit histogram is a chart that shows the distribution of data points across a series of bins of a measure.
Unlike a traditional histogram that uses bars, a unit histogram consists of a set of marks, each representing a member of a dimension.
In this example, our final result is a unit histogram showing the distribution of states by their average sales.
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April 29, 2024
How to Create a Comet Chart in Tableau
April 26, 2024
Jumpy Curvy Things in Tableau
I received a request to teach how to build a jump plot during Next-Level Tableau office hours. The idea was to recreate this visualization that I created for Makeover Monday back in 2018.
The problem, though, was that the data preparation was done in Alteryx, which I no longer have a license for. Thanks for a member of NLT that had an Alteryx license, we were able to decode what the workflow was doing.
Then, in office hours, we recreated the data prep in Tableau Prep before building the visualization in Tableau. Download the Prep flow here. Download the workbook below.
This is just one example of one thing learned as a member of NLT. Sign up today and I guarantee you'll become a Tableau expert.
April 25, 2024
The ULTIMATE Guide to Custom Visualizations in Tableau
Here's the ultimate guide to custom visualizations in Tableau. Each chart contains a link to a tutorial so you can build it too.
I rarely use these charts on a day-to-day basis, but they are a fantastic way to build your technical skills.
Have you used any of these in a business context? Click on the image to view on Tableau Public.
April 24, 2024
20 Dashboard Design Best Practices
April 23, 2024
How to Create Rounded Bar Charts in Tableau
A rounded bar chart is a type of bar chart where the ends of the bars are rounded instead of being straight. They create a more visually appealing and softer look to the chart.April 21, 2024
How to Create Custom Date Hierarchies in Tableau
April 20, 2024
The What, Why, and How of Custom Dates in Tableau
Custom dates allow users to define the level of granularity and format of the date field according to their specific needs based on existing date fields in the data.Why you should build a Tableau Public profile
April 18, 2024
How to Create a Donut Chart in Tableau
Which chart would you like to show?
Beginners and advanced designers alike get stuck deciding which chart is right for their data. Next time you're stuck, try this chart guide by Damola Ladipo.
Check it out on Tableau Public here. Click the image below for a hi-res version to print.
April 16, 2024
How to Create a Bar-in-Bar Chart in Tableau
A bar in bar chart is a type of chart in that allows for comparisons between two measures. It involves placing one measure as the main bar and another measure as a smaller bar inside the main bar.April 13, 2024
25 Example to Help You Master Calculations in Tableau
How to Create a Proportional Stacked Bar Chart in Tableau
Proportional stacked bar charts are a good way of showing the size and proportion of data at the same time.
April 10, 2024
How to make sense of ANY data set
Demystify ANY data set by answering 5 simple questions:
- When?
- Where?
- Which?
- Who?
- Why?
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11 Ways to Compare Two Measures
I don't believe in complexity in data visualization. I stick with simple charts when you needs to compare measures to add context.
Tableau workbook here.
April 9, 2024
The Ultimate Tableau Date Calcs Cheat Sheet
How to Create a Floating Bar Chart in Tableau
A floating bar chart is similar to a Gantt chart, except it shows the range of two data points instead of two dates.
April 8, 2024
How to Create an Enclosed Dot Plot in Tableau
An enclosed dot plot is similar to a barbell charts except the line connecting the dots surrounds the dots.
April 7, 2024
How to Create a Barbell Chart in Tableau
A barbell chart is a dot plot that shows two or more points and also connects those points to display the range.
April 6, 2024
How to Create a Histogram in Tableau
A histogram visualizes the distribution of data over a continuous interval. Each bar represents the frequency at each bin.
18 Ways to Visualize Bar Charts in Tableau
The SECRET to never choosing the wrong chart...the Bar Chart! Here are 18 options for your next bar chart.
Tableau tutorial and workbook here.
How to Create a Heatmap in Tableau
A heat map is a good way of showing the patterns between 2 categories of data. They use color to encode the intensity of the relationships in the matrix.
April 3, 2024
How to Create a Butterfly Chart in Tableau
A butterfly chart is a type of bar chart where two sets of data series are displayed side-by-side each going a different direction.
Follow a video tutorial here and here.
April 2, 2024
60 Ways to Visualize Time Series Data in Tableau
I don't believe in creating fancy visualization to get attention. I prefer easy to understand. Here's my complete list of 60 unique ways to visualize time series data.
Learn to build them here. View the workbook here. Download it on Gumroad here (for a small fee).
April 1, 2024
#WatchMeViz: Can viral infections be cured with antibiotics?
March 27, 2024
8 Reasons Power BI isn't "FREE"
What are joins?
I bet you didn't know how easy it is to understand the 4 types of joins. Let me show you...March 11, 2024
#MakeoverMonday 2024 Week 11 - Housing Vacancies in America
- Size - 1000x475
- Max 4 containers; no tiled containers allowed
- Filter out Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico
- Clicking on a MSA in the map highlights the MSA in the map and bar chart and changes the MSAs that are displayed in the bar chart
- The bar chart shows the rank of the MSA for the metric selected.
- There should always be 11 bars (though I didn't test the lowest rank).
- The label on the end of the bar and in the map reflect the formatting of the measure selected (i.e., either whole numbers or a percentage to one decimaal).
- Include an option to change the measure and to change the number of MSAs on the map.
- Create a mobile view
- NO LODS!
March 8, 2024
Visualizing Time Series Data in Tableau
Last night I was invited to speak at the Chicago Tableau User Group about visualizing time series data. Other than spatial data, time series data is my favorite to visualize.
There seem to be endless methods for making time series data useful for analysis. Check out this video for 60ish ways to visualize time.
I had a 20 minute slot to present and, of course, I ran over time. I seem to do this with every session I run lately. Be it training for Next-Level Tableau, presenting at events, or running a livestream, I get into a groove and don't want to stop.
I was able to create 14 vizzes in 20+ minutes. I added an extra in this workbook to make the dashboard format nicely.
Click on the image below to download the workbook and dissect it. Get the data here to follow along.
Have fun!
March 6, 2024
What does Level of Detail mean in Tableau?
If you’re serious about learning Tableau, you must understand the level of detail of the view. Another way to think about it is the level of granularity.
This is essential for ensuring you know the aggregations that Tableau will perform as this will impact your analysis.
Here's a guide to help you:
March 5, 2024
11 Steps to Create KPIs & Sparklines in the Same Sheet in Tableau
Want to cut the number of sheets you need in your KPI dashboard in half? These 11 simple steps will get much closer.
Steal the calcs to speed up your work.
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February 26, 2024
How I Create a Beeswarm Chart in Tableau
Beeswarm charts a one method of showing distributions in a data set. I show you how to create one in this #MakeoverMonday livestream.
Download the workbook | Download the data
January 8, 2024
Step-by-Step Guide to Building a Beautiful Bump Chart in Tableau
We all create charts we know *could* be better.
Here's how to make your next bump chart look like magic 🤯
Tableau is incredible for creating bump charts...
But 99% use shortcuts which don't look great.
Here's my secret:
It all comes down to the small details.
Each step has to be done right to get the view you want.
Most people don't follow these steps.
And even more don't know how to make it look great...
I'm going to show you how.
In this tip, I give you specific step-by-step instructions to get your bump chart to look just right.
👀 Do you want a copy of my viz? 👀
You got it!
Send a DM on LinkedIn saying CHART MAGIC! and I'll send you a PDF of the instructions AND the workbook for you to use for FREE.