Written Visual Analytics Tutorials

The scatter plot is a chart type that has many uses in visual analytics. They’re used to visualize relationships between…

When it comes to comparing discrete categorical values, rarely is there a better choice than the bar chart. Invented by…

As far as I’m concerned, boring chart types are always in style. The problem-solving principle of Occam’s Razor states that,…

Trying to navigate Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) for the first time can be an overwhelming experience with all the applications,…

What better way to start the year than for the Playfair Data team to have won yet another award! Our…

The “Balance Scale chart” came to life during a team brainstorming session while building the Financial Analysis Swift as we…

Spider charts, also known as radar charts, are an engaging and perhaps underutilized chart for visual analytics. While this advanced…

A Tableau heat map is a chart type that allows users to quickly identify patterns in marks by using the…

At Playfair Data, we call calculated fields one of the “Big 3” – the three technical features that unlock the…

It’s hard to believe that another year has gone by and 2024 is just around the corner. While we are…

This tutorial explores a way to elevate the user experience of your visualizations by adding borders to highlight selections for…

Filters play a crucial role in allowing users the flexibility to manipulate dashboards to their liking. Multi-select filters can be…

Creating a great executive dashboard for finance takes careful attention to design principles and a solid understanding of user needs.…

At Playfair Data, our designers, data specialists, and Tableau engineers team up for every client consulting project to curate practical…

As creators, we can use splash pages to inform dashboard users of something that may affect their journey. In the…

What an exciting year 2022 has been! As we reflect on our top 10 blog posts, it’s difficult not to…