How to Make a Biggest Movers Chart in Tableau
A biggest movers chart shows performance for the dimension members with the largest period over period changes, whether those changes are positive or...Read More
Data Tips & Tutorials
How to Change Sort Order with Buttons in Tableau
Sorting marks within bar charts in ascending or descending order is good practice because it allows you to compare not only the preattentive attribute...Read More
How to Make Ranged Dot Plots in Tableau
Ranged dot plots display not only a circle mark representing the current performance for a specific dimension member, but a full range of how that...Read More
5 Tips for Mobile First Tableau Dashboard Design
It’s hard to believe, but I recently completed my very first mobile first Tableau dashboard design. That’s right – 90% of Playfair Data traffic...Read More
How to Make Hub and Spoke Maps in Tableau
Hub and spoke maps not only plot locations on a map, but they draw connecting lines between the origin and one or more destinations. This type of map...Read More
Tableau Tip: How to do Better Sheet Swapping
I’ve shared before how to allow your audience to decide which chart type is being shown on a view. This is a well-known tactic known as ‘sheet...Read More
How to Make Connected Scatter Plots in Tableau
As I mentioned in the post, 3 Ways to Make Stunning Scatter Plots, this chart type is already my third favorite for its innate ability to visualize...Read More
How to Create Persistent Comparison Sets Across Tableau Dashboards
Comparisons help us find and communicate insights in Tableau and segmentation (a type of comparison) is one of the best ways to make those insights...Read More
Introducing Leapfrog Charts in Tableau
Leapfrog charts are a variation on a minimalist dot plot and can be used when the primary objective is to show the relative performance of a specific...Read More