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
Data Tips & Tutorials
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
Birthday Sale at Playfair Data TV: Join for Only $1
To celebrate the first birthday of Playfair Data TV, we’re offering new subscribers their first month for only $1. That’s 95% off your first month...Read More
Playfair Data Presents: Preattentive Attributes
In the post and video, Why do you visualize data?, I share my exercise for educating stakeholders on the value of data visualization and show how the...Read More
Solutions from Tableau Training: How to Deduplicate Joined Rows
There are always problem-solving brainstorms at our Tableau training events, and sometimes the solutions are so relevant for all Tableau users that I...Read More
Tableau Tip: How to Make Better Relative Date Filters
Have you ever needed to filter to the last 7 days, 30 days, 90 days, etcetera in Tableau? You’ve likely found that it’s easy to add a...Read More
How to Drill into a Single Row of a Text Table in Tableau
Have you ever wanted to drill into a single row of a text table in Tableau? Tableau has some nice hierarchy options that allow you to drill down and...Read More