My Tableau Public viz showing what triangular numbers look like. This viz was created using the 2-record seed dataset described in this blog.
When you’re exploring math concepts in Tableau, you don’t necessarily need a full data set to do it. Here’s how to use a 2-record seed to create an expanding data set for all your math exploration needs (in my case, learning about triangular numbers).
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Incomplete Cubes, a Tableau exploration of Sol DeWitt’s 1974 work “Incomplete Open Cubes”
For a recent JLL viz challenge and Iron Quest, I explored an Alteryx + Tableau recreation of Sol LeWitt’s “Incomplete Open Cubes” (1974). I created all the cubes, then I visualized them in Tableau; this is how I did it.
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Various thumbnails from the top of my Tableau Public page
It’s not obvious what dashboard aspect ratio to aim for if you want a nice-looking thumbnail on Tableau Public, but I did some digging and found the best one. For now, at least.
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America’s Breastfeeding Scorecard, showing breastfeeding rates across the states
When a national formula shortage hit the US, naturally I complained about it on Twitter. But I like to back up my complaints with real info, so I looked up some data on breastfeeding in the US, by state.
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Viz for Social Good wanted to get to know their volunteers, and so did I
The 2021 Viz for Social Good year-end project was all about looking at its volunteers. But a logical pitfall dictated some of my viz choices this time around…
Read why I focused on heat maps.
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2020 Vizzie nominees for the Data Do-Gooder award at Tableau Conference-ish
I was thoroughly humbled and surprised to find out that I was nominated for a Vizzie award at this year’s Tableau Conference-ish. Here’s what it means to me to have been considered for a “Data Do-Gooder” award.
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