How to Make Sensational Spider Charts in Tableau
Spider charts, also known as radar charts, are an engaging and perhaps underutilized chart for visual analytics. While this advanced…
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About Dan
Dan has a passion for using his creative, analytical, and interpersonal skills to help organizations make informed decisions through data visualizations. Dan holds an undergraduate degree in Finance from Benedictine College and is currently pursuing a Master in Data Analytics from Rockhurst University.
Tutorials by Dan
How to Make a Heat Map in Tableau
A Tableau heat map is a chart type that allows users to quickly identify patterns in marks by using the…
The Beginner’s Guide to Basic Tableau Calculated Fields
At Playfair Data, we call calculated fields one of the “Big 3” – the three technical features that unlock the…
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Enhance Dashboard UX with Dynamic Zone Visibility In this tutorial, Dan explains Tableau’s dynamic zone visibility feature and how it…
Year in Review, Top 10 Playfair+ Tutorials of 2023
It’s hard to believe that another year has gone by and 2024 is just around the corner. While we are…
How to Use a Border to Highlight Selections in Tableau
This tutorial explores a way to elevate the user experience of your visualizations by adding borders to highlight selections for…
How to Completely Customize Multi-Select Filters in Tableau
Filters play a crucial role in allowing users the flexibility to manipulate dashboards to their liking. Multi-select filters can be…
How to Use Tableau’s Dynamic Zone Visibility to Highlight Selected Measures
Welcome to an exploration of Tableau’s Dynamic Zone Visibility, a powerful feature introduced in Tableau Desktop version 2022.3 that brings…
Introducing Pilula (aka Dr. Mario) Charts in Tableau
At Playfair Data, our designers, data specialists, and Tableau engineers team up for every client consulting project to curate practical…
How and Why to Use Diverging Unit Charts in Tableau
A diverging unit chart acts in the same fashion as a normal unit chart but adds another layer of insight…
How to Make a Mobile Splash Page in Tableau
As creators, we can use splash pages to inform dashboard users of something that may affect their journey. In the…
How to Create Engaging Soundwave Charts in Tableau
A soundwave chart, which gets its name for its resemblance to a soundwave (shocking, I know), is excellent for measuring…