Dear Data 2019 – Week 5, Purchases
Week 5 of the data postcard project Sarah Bartlett and I are working on has long arrived and this blog post is overdue. I am a tiny bit behind schedule and can’t blame timing on the mail for this week! The topic to track and visualize this week was items we purchased. So for this […]
The Shape of Shakespeare’s Sonnets | #IronViz Books & Literature
Jump directly to the viz If it’s springtime that can only mean that it’s time to begin the feeder rounds for Tableau’s Iron Viz contest. The kick-off global theme for the first feeder is books & literature, a massive topic with lots of room for interpretation. So without further delay, I’m excited to share my […]
#Workout Wednesday – Fiscal Years + Running Sums
As a big advocate of #WorkoutWednesday I am excited to see that it is continuing on in 2018. I champion the initiative because it offers people a constructive way to problem solve, learn, and grow using Tableau. I was listening to this lecture yesterday and there was a great snippet “context is required to spark […]
Tableau + Python + IoT
You’ve asked and it’s time to answer. About a week ago I posted a teaser video on Twitter that showed how I integrated my home automation system with a Tableau dashboard. The outcome of the video was dynamically changing three different lights in conjunction with KPI results. So beyond the “hey this is really cool” […]
The value of Viz Club
I’ve been very interested in pursuing a concept I originally saw in my twitter feed, a picture of Chris Love at a pub with a blurb about ‘Viz Club.’ Following it further, I want to say that there were some additional details about the logistics: but the concept was simple. A few people get together […]
Dealing with data density
Recently I was on a project that involved working with data centered around one value. You can imagine the type: something where there is an intended value, or a maximum expected value. A good example from the Superstore data set may be something like “days between order date and ship date.” Typically you’ll come in […]
Makeover Monday Week 6 – Chicago Taxis
This week’s data set presented itself with a new and unique challenge – 100 million plus records and a slight nod to #IronViz 2016. #MakeoverMonday is just around the corner – here is a preview of the BIG DATA challenge we have in store for you.https://t.co/KSUMWgxAb0 pic.twitter.com/2JvkfT1CdT — Eva Murray (@TriMyData) February 4, 2017 […]
Makeover Monday 2017 – Week 4 New Zealand Tourism
This week’s Makeover was addressing Domestic and International tourism trend in New Zealand. No commentary provided with the data set, the original was just 2 charts left to the user to interpret. See Eva’s tweet for the originals: For #MakeoverMonday Wk 4 we look at the Regional Tourism Index in #NewZealand. Data definitions included 😉https://t.co/r5VbFem6T2 […]
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Ann How Apple Watch has changed my life How tracking calories has changed my life Why is my life always changing (har har) New books Walk through improvements on micro viz Revamp D+W posts Tableau – continuous fields from discrete values for heat maps Josh Starting a home automation system Hobby photography Stretch project – […]