Thanksgiving is next week. One thing that I am incredibly thankful for is our wonderfully amazing Tableau Community. Without them, there is simply no way that I'd be where I am today. So as a thank you, this blog post will feature tips from the community. This will be our 4th round of Tiny Tableau Tips.| The Flerlage Twins: Analytics, Data Visualization, and Tableau
A common Tableau request I’ve encountered—on the Tableau Community Forums and elsewhere—is a need to provide a filterable list of measure...| The Flerlage Twins: Analytics, Data Visualization, and Tableau
Well, I've done six previous Ten Tableau Tips blog posts, how about a seventh one? I hope at least one tip is something you've never seen before.| The Flerlage Twins: Analytics, Data Visualization, and Tableau
In late 2019, I started compiling a list of simple design techniques to improve both chart and dashboard aesthetics. That list grew to 26 in total, but it became more about clarity of charts, how to properly use color, layout...it became more of a collection / blog post about best practices. That blog post (with associated Tableau Public workbook) was called Simple Steps for Better Design. Although that blog post turned into something different than my original focus, it became one of ...| The Flerlage Twins: Analytics, Data Visualization, and Tableau
I’ve always wanted the ability to customize Tableau filters a little more than what’s possible out of the box. For example, it would be ni...| The Flerlage Twins: Analytics, Data Visualization, and Tableau
Recently, a client asked me to build them a visual to show their top 20 most profitable accounts. I created a simple bar chart showing profit and filtered that down to the top 20. However, as I looked at the chart, I wondered to myself...why are they the most profitable? The numbers were all pretty similar (say for example, #1 was $100,000 and #20 was $80,000), but how did they get to be the most profitable. So as a good analyst does, I started exploring that. I ended up adding in additiona...| The Flerlage Twins: Analytics, Data Visualization, and Tableau
