Grouping Data into Custom Time Bins

For a recent project I had to group my data in to custom time bins, for example, 30, 60, 240 mins etc. In this blog I show two methods to do this.

29th Sep 2019 0

Creating a Small Multiples Chart of Energy Usage

A small multiples chart helps to compare the same measures across multiple dimension values. This blog walks through how to create one in Tableau using Row and Column calculations.

7th Aug 2019 0

Tour de France and Radial Charts

For this month's #SportsVizSunday and #SWDchallenge I created two radial charts as the basis for a bike themed Tour de France visualisation

8th Jul 2019 1

Coral Reefs of Indonesia

For this month's #IronQuest, I take a look at geographic data on the amazing but sadly under threat Coral Reefs of Indonesia.

12th Jun 2019 1

Tableau 2019.2 New Features

2019.2 has been a bumper release with loads of great new features: parameter actions, hide/show containers, vector maps, spatial calculations and lots more. This blog includes a links to a workbook with a number of example use cases.

28th May 2019 1

Tableau Public API

Tableau Public has an API that allows you to download all the meta-data for your visualisations on the platform. In this blog post, I walk through the process and provide a template for you to build your own Tableau Public metrics dashboard.

13th May 2019 0

Preparing for the Tableau Server CA Exam

This blog post gives a an overview of the Tableau Server Certified Associate exam, how I prepared, and some links to resources.

29th Apr 2019 0

Parameter Actions

The second beta of 2019.2 includes an upgrade to Parameter Actions, which now allow you to select multiple values and pass an aggregation of those values to a parameter. This blog explains this new feature and walks through an example.

16th Apr 2019 2

Creating a Selection Panel with Set Actions

How to create a selection panel - of 25 rows by 2 columns - to make selections which are used to highlight elements in a bump chart.

14th Apr 2019 0