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Data Exploration of the Filmography of Martin Scorsese
Today, we participate in the ‘Data+Movies’ Tableau series in conjunction with an assessed IMDB movie dataset. Note: the dataset is shared via Tableau Public. I decided to view the filmography of the great Martin Scorsese. He has directed some of my favorite movies and has been nominated for Best Picture/Best Director multiple times throughout his career. Personal…
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MLB 2023: AL West Division Race
Using Tableau to visualize the playoff race Dataset: http://www.baseball-reference.com Today we take a look at the race to the playoffs in the West division for the American League in the MLB. The division champion earns an automatic bid to the playoffs and depending on record a bye to the second round of the playoffs. The…
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Airport On-Time Performance Dashboard
Using DFW data we look at key measures that are important to the efficiency of airport operations. For those that travel by air, you know that there are many pieces that move behind the scenes to ensure your flight leaves on time. There are many factors that may lead to a delay or worst a…
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Creating a ‘Long-Form’ Dashboard
Using 2023 Tour de France Data So I am not sure if ‘long-form’ is the official term for these types of dashboards but for the sake of this conversation let’s pretend it is. I saw these types of dashboards for the first time years ago at a Tableau Conference when many Tableau Public dashboards were…
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Using Images in your Dashboard Background
Below is a screenshot of a zoomed out dashboard with 4 images acting as the background for eventual views to be floated over the images: Here are some steps in producing the dashboard template above: Join me below as I walk through a quick construction of the dashboard screenshot above:
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Alteryx: Data manipulation with spatial data
I received some Tour de France data from an online cycling website today. The data was in GPX format and it was a list of coordinates by stage. During the 2023 event, there was twenty-one stages starting in Spain and ending in France. Each GPX file is a sequential list of coordinates (latitude, longitude); each…
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Alteryx: Exploring Joins
The above snapshot shows a simple join in Alteryx along with a description provided by the Alteryx Designer. Joining both datasets (colored in green) shows you that we are going to join both datasets by a certain ‘ON’ criteria of dimensions. Going to the example I discuss in the video, I joined both csv files…
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MLB Run Differential
Using Alteryx Designer, we take a look at our MLB database to build the same run differential measure that was visualized in Tableau. We look at how a simple workflow can be constructed in Alteryx. We also build some simple charts in the designer using the Interactive Chart Tool. Below are the following tools I…
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Creating a Dashboard with Call Center Data
Today we create a simple dashboard using call center data. Before we dig into the data; let’s discuss call center data conceptually. Call center data creates various opportunities for data developers to visualize. There are many ways to examine data generated by the normal operations of a contact center. As someone who has worked with…
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Getting To Know Alteryx
I just downloaded Alteryx (the trial version)! Let’s snoop around. Above is the layout I get when Alteryx loads. I placed some box call-outs in the screenshot above to discuss. Initial Thoughts I like that when navigating around the tool palate; Alteryx gives you examples of each tool in use. For those that learn more…
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