Building Signal-Based Models with Cross-Validation
One challenge in building analytical models involves separating signal from noise. Signal describes the patterns we consider “real” in the sense that we believe they reflect a true relationship between...
View ArticleInterWorks Receives a Cloud Partner of the Year Award from Ingram Micro for 2018
Recently, Ingram Micro held its annual Cloud Summit, a multi-day conference that brings together not only some of the brightest technology resellers and partners but also some of the biggest, like...
View ArticleQuantified 103: Data Storage
Once you’ve collected the data, you need a way to store the data right? What good is collecting the data if you can’t properly store the data in a way that is easy to keep and also easy to recall. This...
View ArticleUsing the Matillion API Query Profile
After last week’s Airtable post, I’m sure all of our readers have been anxiously sitting on the edge of their seats. By now, I hope some of you have had the opportunity to explore Airtable and begin...
View ArticleWebinar Replay: Alteryx Tips – The Best Three Techniques I Have Learned
Running into roadblocks during your data analysis can be frustrating. It can be even more challenging to encounter the same issues over and over. In this webinar, analytics consultant Stephanie...
View ArticleThe 2019 Gartner BI Magic Quadrant Visualized in Tableau
Not too long ago, Gartner released their updated Magic BI Quadrant for 2019. This quadrant ranks the industries top BI platforms on both execution and completeness of vision. Since it’s become a bit of...
View ArticlePortals for Tableau 101: Analyzing Your Google Analytics or Matomo Traffic
If you have a portal for Tableau, then you’re certainly interested in analytics, but are you interested enough to get analytics on your analytics solution? I know I am! Fortunately, your portal makes...
View ArticleCareer Advice That Has Kept Us Going
I believe a strong organization is made up of great teams and great solutions that can create the perfect intersection of collaboration and growth. I am always on a search to understand what makes...
View ArticleGoing the Distance in Tableau: Taking the Next Step with Set Actions
Adding onto the previous post about increasing our interactivity and boosting the dynamism of our data, we’re now going to discuss how set actions can take you even further in Tableau. Set Actions Take...
View ArticleInterWorks Blog Roundup – March 2019
The seasons may be changing, but one thing stays the same: consistent resources and insights from our awesome team members! This last month, as spring began to overtake the cold of winter, the...
View ArticleQuantified 104: Data Preparation
The secret to successful data analysis, you ask? Excellent data preparation. In episode four, we welcome back Matthew Brimer to talk about the ins and outs of data prep. Tune in to learn the...
View ArticleAdvance with Assist: Editing Custom Fields in Tableau-Published Data Sources
Question: I have new records in my Excel data that were not there when I created my custom groups. Tableau Desktop isn’t letting me update the group anymore. How can I make these changes so that they...
View ArticleSave the Sea Otters Data Viz
Sea otters are my spirit animal. So, when tasked with picking a dataset to analyze, it was only natural that I would look for a way to promote the conservation of California’s beloved Southern sea...
View ArticlePYD80 – Filippos Lymperopoulos on Tableau
Develop. Evolve. Improve. PYD 80 is all about what it looks like to go through the creative process of new-feature generation. Host David Pires welcomes Tableau developer Filippos Lymperopoulos for a...
View ArticleNew York State of Mind: Welcome to the Dinner Club
At InterWorks, I am lucky to work with some truly great people. We are accountants, consultants, administrators and more, and we are truly passionate about our work. My colleagues inspire and motivate...
View ArticleQuantified 105: Data Analysis
In this episode of Quantified, data analysis takes center stage. InterWorks Principal and Analytics Practice Lead Ben Bausili gives us a high-level rundown of what it really means to make sense of your...
View ArticleHow I Went from Mining Analyst to Analytics Consultant
A Facebook memory popped up today that reminded me that it was exactly one year ago to the day that I joined InterWorks. I don’t know where the time has gone, but what a crazy year it has been: There...
View ArticleA Song of Tableau and Data: Exploring Game of Thrones IMDB Ratings
As the masses flock to their couches to re-binge-watch all the episodes of Game of Thrones, salivating for the final season like a pack of ravenous wolves, add this dashboard to your meta nerd...
View ArticleSpell-O-L: A Data Viz of Hilarious Misspellings
My colleagues and I often joke about how the most interesting visualizations on Tableau Public don’t often have much practical application for the boring world of business dashboards in which we...
View ArticleMatillion 101: Completing My First Job in Matillion
If you’ve been following along in this Matillion series, you’ve already set up and logged into Matillion. From here, I’m going to talk through the first part of the first job I created in Matillion,...
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