One of my favorite chart types is a dot plot/strip plot. There’s something really special about dots displayed across a single horizontal or vertical axis. They tend to work really well when you’re showing a lot of data and have the advantage of being able to compare spread and density across different categories within a […]
2019 Week 21: Profitability & Sales Dot Plot Read More »
Tableau, Workout Wednesday
A few weeks ago I had this problem: I needed to create a dynamic table that showed the last 12 full months of sales for a particular channel/category of the business but I also needed to show the month-over-month and year-over-year totals. I didn’t know how to do it right away so I asked the
Week 17: Can you build an automated monthly report Read More »
Tableau, Workout Wednesday
For this week’s workout, we look at one of my favorite chart types, the pareto. I love the pareto chart as a data exploration resource, and also as a powerful analytic resource. If you aren’t familiar with the pareto, the purpose is to see what % of x, makes up what % of y, with
2019 Week 8: What percentage of products make up 80% of sales? Read More »
Tableau, Workout Wednesday
I recently put together this chart for work. I spent more time making it amazing than I am willing to admit, this is mostly due to the amount of formatting I did. I thought I’d make a formatting challenge this week! Challenge Click to view on Tableau Public Requirements Format: 540px by 800px Create a
2019 Week 5: Where are the biggest discounts? Read More »
Tableau, Workout Wednesday
Introduction This challenge is hosted on Andy’s website – check it out here Click to open in Tableau Public Attribute When you publish your solution on Tableau Public make sure to take the time and include a link to the original inspiration. Also include the hashtag #WOW2017 in your description to make it searchable! Share After
#WOW2017 | 47 | Fun with Formatting Read More »
community, Tableau, Workout Wednesday
Introduction This challenge is hosted on Andy’s website – check it out here Click to open in Tableau Public Attribute When you publish your solution on Tableau Public make sure to take the time and include a link to the original inspiration. Also include the hashtag #WOW2017 in your description to make it searchable! Share After
#WOW2017 | 45 | Stock Portfolio Read More »
community, Tableau, Workout Wednesday
Introduction This challenge is hosted on Andy’s website – check it out here Click to open in Tableau Public Attribute When you publish your solution on Tableau Public make sure to take the time and include a link to the original inspiration. Also include the hashtag #WOW2017 in your description to make it searchable! Share After
#WOW2017 | 05 | Distributions and Medians Read More »
community, Tableau, Workout Wednesday