Introduction Welcome back to Workout Wednesday! This week we’re recreating a really neat viz that was originally created by Flávio Matos for the Tableau team back in 2023. Flavio created the Periodic Table of Wine, with an option for users to select the food they’ll be eating to help them pair the perfect wine. Today, …
2024 Week 14 | Power BI: Use a matrix to re-create a Tableau viz Read More
Introduction Welcome to Week Fourteen! This week, you’re going to learn about Sigma’s Lookup function. Lookups are very useful for joining information from one data source to another, without accidentally fanning your data. Sigma also has a Lookup Wizard for a foolproof way of utilizing this function. When I book a flight, I am particularly concerned …
2024 Week 14 | Sigma: It’s a Bird… It’s a Plane… It’s Lookup Functions! Read More
Introduction This week kicks off our Community Month, where we invite folks from the Tableau community to create a challenge. First up is Jack Hineman, frequent WOW participant and Tableau Social Ambassador: I am so excited to be participating in Community Month for #WorkoutWednesday. I have been a weekly participant in #WOW challenges for the …
#WOW2024 | Week 14 | Can you build a Trellis of Profit Ratio Gauges? Read More
Introduction We’re deep in the March Madness tournament, so what better way to celebrate than by digging into some NCAA data? This weeks challenge is one that shows a creative way of comparing two entities based on similar stats. I’m actually not sure if there’s a better way of handling this challenge, so I would …
Introduction I’m always on the lookout for inspiration to share in a #WorkoutWednesday challenge, and Sam Parson’s recent movie viz provided that for this week. Sam displayed the total revenue for the top 50 movie franchises, directly alongside a stacked bar depicting the revenue for each individual movie in that franchise. There is also a …
#WOW2024 | Week 13 | Can you build this segmented bar chart? Read More
Introduction In this week’s challenge we are creating an Overlay Histogram. An overlay histogram utilises overlapping columns or bars to compare two populations. In this case, we are utilising the speed dating data from a previous challenge to compare male and female differences in dating preferences. Requirements Obtain the data from the Workout Wednesday 2022 …
Introduction Maps, maps, and maps. We all love them, after all, in an era where data drives decision-making across industries, the significance of map charts cannot be overstated. From tracking global trends to uncovering localized patterns, these visualizations serve as powerful navigational aids in our quest for understanding. Following our trend of past challenges, this …
2024 Week 12 | CRM Analytics: Brazil’s opportunities dashboard Read More
Introduction For this week’s challenge, we’re exploring Sigma’s workbook actions, a powerful feature that enables better end-user experiences, nuanced data exploration, and more impactful presentations. Sigma’s workbook actions cover a wide range of interactions, but for this first challenge, we’ll focus on two common action scenarios: clicking to filter and clicking to change. As you …
Introduction This week’s challenge uses a custom visual to achieve some formatting that cannot currently (as of March 2024) be achieved using core visuals. First, we have a table that contains 2 columns and no headers. Next, we have some contact cards that contain both an image and text. The catch is that the number …
2024 Week 12 | Power BI: Contact Cards and Headerless Tables Read More
Introduction I’ve had clients requesting stacked bars in various formats lately, so this challenge is timely. Stacked bars are used as a way to show part-to-whole relationship while also showing totals. The weakness of stacked bars is similar to that of the dreaded pie chart. Too many segments become confusing when trending a stacked column, …
