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…
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The Beginner’s Guide to Tableau Table Calculations
Tableau’s table calculations, while very powerful, can be both tricky and confusing to work with. There are some great benefits…
How to Default to the Most Recent Dynamic Max Date in Tableau
I recently worked on a dashboard with two main filters – Date and Team. The view focused on a single…
3 More Ways to Make Charming Crosstabs in Tableau
One of the most challenging aspects of data visualization can be getting stakeholders to buy into using something other than…
How to Zoom Into Scatter Plot Quadrants in Tableau
Scatter plots are a great way to see a lot of individual data points and consider the bigger picture at…
How to Create a Dynamic Spider Web Background for Radar Charts
Radar charts can be a good option to make comparisons with your data, but one of the problems with this…
Playfair Data Announces New Office in the Smart City of Lake Nona
From the Heart of the Country to the Heart of Innovation On the heels of our recent recognition by the…
Tips for Earning Your Alteryx Designer Core Certification
For us, Maggy and Nick, Alteryx has become a tool we use every day in our working lives and for…
The Definitive Guide to Filters in Tableau
When designing a dashboard, we often want to give our users the ability to slice and dice the data on…
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