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April 1, 2024

#WatchMeViz: Can viral infections be cured with antibiotics?

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I'm really surprised, though maybe I shouldn't be, about the results from a poll of 1206 Americans by KFF. They asked a simple question: 

"Can viral infections usually be cured by antibiotcs, or not? Or do you not know enough to say?"

According to the results, women know better than men, as do adults with higher incomes and higher levels of education.

I took on this data set for Watch Me Viz for Makeover Monday week 14. Check out my final viz here. There's an image below the video.


September 21, 2021

How to Label the Inside and Outside of a Bar Chart

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A bar chart can look really nice with a bit of formatting. In this tip, I show you how to move the header from the dimension to the inside of a bar chart while also having the value on the end of the bar chart.

July 6, 2021

How to Disable Sorting on a Worksheet

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Let's say you have multiple metrics on a chart (not required) and you have sorted the chart in a specific way, for example by sales, and you want to prevent your users from sorting by something else.

It's quite simple! All you have to do is turn off the sort controls. In this short Tableau Tip, I show you how to do it. Enjoy!

June 23, 2021

How to Move All Column Labels to the Top of a Chart

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A very common frustration I hear is that Tableau can't move headers from the bottom of a chart to the top if there's more than one dimension. 

In this tip, I'm going to show you how simple it is to move all discrete column labels to the top of a chart. Please keep in mind that this is a workbook level setting. Therefore, all charts in the workbook will show all discrete headers at the top. 

November 17, 2020

How to Create a Single Column Hierarchy Drill Down Drill Up with Parameter Actions

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Twice recently I've used parameter actions to create a single column drill down and drill up to mimic a hierarchy. 

  1. HR Analytics KPI Dashboard (Viz • Blog post)
  2. Makeover Monday Week 46 (Viz • Blog post)

Many of the examples of drill down you've probably seen so far use either set actions or parameter actions to create an additional column. The drawback is that you end up with an extra column that only has values when you drill down.

In this example, I show you how to use only ONE column to mimic drill down / drill up functionality. In total, it requires 2 parameters, 4 calculate fields, and 2 parameter actions. I find this method much more intuitive to the user. 

Let me know what you think or how you put it into practice. Enjoy!

July 14, 2020

#TableauTipTuesday - How to Create a Blank Field Name

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If you try to type a space into a field name in Tableau, you will get an error message saying that it's invalid. In this video, I show you how to use special text to create a blank field name.

Thank you Ian Baldwin of The Information Lab Ireland for showing me this trick.