The Parallels Between Storytelling and Data Visualization
Think of the lyrics from your favorite song – or any song for that matter. I guarantee it contains the…
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Visual Analytics Trends for 2024
Portions of this post originally appeared on LinkedIn. Follow us on LinkedIn for frequent updates on visual analytics trends and…
3 Ways to Drop the Mic with Drop Lines in Tableau
When Playfair Data does visual analytics consulting, we always strive to reduce the time to insight, increase the accuracy of…
Introducing “Gap” Charts in Tableau
In Practical Tableau, we introduced the concept of a pace chart, an alternative bullet graph that normalizes progress to goal…
5 Reasons to Trade Spreadsheets for Visual Analytics
Data visualization is not about making “pretty charts and graphs;” it’s about communication. There are some who view data visualization…
Celebrating 5 Years of Playfair+ with 5 Sneak Previews
Playfair+ members (and potential members) – Thank you for your support of our premier visual analytics eLearning platform. Five years…
How to Color Goal Surpluses / Budget Excesses in Tableau Bar Charts
Great visualizations answer the question – “Compared to what?” – without making users expend much effort uncovering their next actionable…
How to Do Better Sheet Swapping with Tableau’s Dynamic Zone Visibility
Tableau’s “Dynamic Zone Visibility” – released with version 2022.3 – promises to be a game changer when it comes to…
3 Ways to Make Gorgeous Gantt Charts in Tableau
Traditional Tableau Gantt charts display a mark at a start date and size the mark by duration, showing a visual…
How to Color Entire Tableau Charts Based on Latest Performance
I often see stock ticker gauges that show a trend for a symbol or index, but where the entire chart…
3 More Ways to Make Beautiful Bar Charts in Tableau
The humble Tableau bar chart still reigns supreme when it comes to visualizing differences between categorial, or discrete, data –…
3 Ways to Make Powerful Pareto Charts in Tableau
Pareto charts in Tableau – named for the Pareto principle inspired by Italian economist, Vilfredo Pareto – help visualize the…