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Predictive Analytics Innovation Summit 2015: State of Data Science
In February, I had the opportunity to attend the Innovation Enterprise Predictive Analytics Summit in San Diego, Calif. The conference lasted two days and featured data scientists from some very...
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Tableau Essentials: Calculated Fields - String Functions
Not everyone is a Tableau guru, at least not yet. To help Tableau rookies, we’re starting from square one with the Tableau Essentials blog series. The series is intended to be an easy-to-read reference...
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How to Automate a Tableau Data Source Refresh with DMExpress
So, you’ve finally worked out your ETL process using Syncsort DMExpress and have it exporting a shiny new TDE file. Now what? Using the Custom Task in DMExpress, you can automate the publishing of that...
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9 Questions for Data Viz Legend Stephen Few + 1 for You
10 Questions is an ongoing blog series in which I interview some of the brightest folks in the world of data. This is the sixteenth post in the series. For the full list, see the 10 Questions blog...
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I ♥ When Tableau Does That - Calculated Fields in Tableau 9.0 Edition
When last we left our hero, she was complaining mightily about how when you have a calculated field in Tableau, and that field is referenced by another calculated field, things go seriously awry when...
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How to Automate a Tableau Data Source Refresh with Alteryx
So, you’ve finally worked out your ETL process using Alteryx and have it exporting a shiny new TDE file. Now what? Using the Run Command tool in Alteryx Designer you can automate the publishing of that...
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Tableau Essentials: Calculated Fields - Type Conversion
Not everyone is a Tableau guru, at least not yet. To help Tableau rookies, we’re starting from square one with the Tableau Essentials blog series. The series is intended to be an easy-to-read reference...
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10 Questions for Tableau Zen Master Kelly Martin
10 Questions is an ongoing blog series in which I interview some of the brightest folks in the world of data. This is the seventeenth post in the series. For the full list, see the 10 Questions blog...
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My First Week of Traveling with the Apple Watch
Traveling with the Apple Watch is a combination of fun and frustrating – mostly fun. I checked travel schedules, boarded plans, purchased coffee, used map directions, sent and received texts, and...
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Tableau Essentials: Calculated Fields - Aggregate Functions
Not everyone is a Tableau guru, at least not yet. To help Tableau rookies, we’re starting from square one with the Tableau Essentials blog series. The series is intended to be an easy-to-read reference...
View ArticleUsing the Tableau Data Interpreter
I’ve been concentrating for weeks on updating my book to include new Tableau 9.0 features. There are a couple of new features that will be featured in this video: The Data IntpreterAd hoc calculations...
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Bringing a Custom Map into Tableau in 10 Minutes or Less
I was recently lucky enough to present at the Berkeley Tableau User Group about how to create a viz that will keep people coming back. I’ll be writing more about this in a later post, but one of the...
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Window Functions in Alteryx
Averages can be weighted too heavily on historical data: models expire, conditions change and behavior evolves. That is why a data analyst keeps a lot of tools in the kit to create an accurate picture...
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What to Expect from InterWorks at Alteryx Inspire 2015
In case you weren’t aware, we’re only a few days out from one of the most exciting analytic conferences in the biz: Alteryx Inspire 2015! Inspire spans four days packed full of analytics goodness,...
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The Drag-and-Drop Future of Data
What the world needs now is a ubiquitous schema that is without form and can capture everything. That sounds like Hadoop or some NoSQL capture/archive systems. We want these data sources to be more...
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Tableau Essentials: Calculated Fields - User Functions
Not everyone is a Tableau guru, at least not yet. To help Tableau rookies, we’re starting from square one with the Tableau Essentials blog series. The series is intended to be an easy-to-read reference...
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Using import.io, Python and Tableau LOD Calculations to Visualize Top Baby...
I haven't had a ton of time to really dig into the new features of Tableau 9, but I did want to start playing with the new Level of Detail (LOD) calculations to see what they could do. The result is...
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10 Questions for Tableau Instigator Gregory Lewandowski
10 Questions is an ongoing blog series in which I interview some of the brightest folks in the world of data. This is the eighteenth post in the series. For the full list, see the 10 Questions blog...
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The Tableau Performance Checklist: Data - Use Extracts
The Tableau Performance Checklist series is designed to help you streamline your dashboard performance and Tableau Server configuration. Each post expands upon one item listed in the master Tableau...
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Alteryx Inspire 2015: What to Do While You're in Boston
Next week, Alteryx is kicking off their annual Inspire event. We’re excited to be in Boston to talk to people about the amazing things you can do when combining the power of both Alteryx and Tableau....
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