Ann Jackson

Week 44: Ready, Set: Let’s Drill Down on Sales!

At time of writing Tableau 2018.3 was just released.  With it comes some brand new features, including the one that’s the focus of this workout: set actions.  Sets have long been a feature in Tableau and are responsible for creating dashboard actions, but set actions are something completely new.  Set actions allow you to interact with …

Week 44: Ready, Set: Let’s Drill Down on Sales! Read More

Week 35: Superstore Small Multiples

We’re wrapping up our month of Community submissions with a workout submitted by Zen Master Neil Richards.  A great way to end an awesome month facilitated by so many members of the Workout Wednesday community.  We’ve definitely been inspired and challenged by your contributions and impressed with the support you’ve given to those completing your …

Week 35: Superstore Small Multiples Read More

Week 34: Building an Interactive Display to Visualize Violence in the DRC

This week we’re visualizing conflict data provided by ACLED.  ACLED, which stands for Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project, is a “disaggregated conflict collection, analysis and crisis mapping project.”  You’ll notice throughout the Tableau Community this week that there are several partner projects going on – all designed to provide awareness on ACLED’s cause.  …

Week 34: Building an Interactive Display to Visualize Violence in the DRC Read More

Week 30: Statistical Signals in Superstore Sales

This week’s workout is all about finding signals or patterns in data, specifically using run charts (aka line charts).  Variance over time is one of the most common ways to understand a process and often when we’re visualizing the data we use data summarization tools like the mean (average) or median to help aid in …

Week 30: Statistical Signals in Superstore Sales Read More

Scroll to Top