GoCharting: Animation in Tableau (guest post by Zach Bowders)
Psychology of Flashing Lights The study of the human brain and psychology teach us that we are naturally attracted to
Storytelling with Color
February 2019 #ProjectHealthViz Late last year Gregg Lathrop, of Stroudwater Associates, a leading healthcare consulting firm, spoke to me about
Using Set Actions to Make Selection Buttons
Recently, I’ve wanted to create dashboards in Tableau that mimic website navigation. There were three reasons for this: People are
The Power of Perspective
The Drug Crisis in CT – January 2019 #ProjectHealthViz January’s #ProjectHealthViz was detailed data from ct.data.gov regarding accidental drug overdose deaths
Your Tableau Resume/Biography Doesn’t Have to be Boring
At the start of the year, I started a new job at a new company. Usually, following that first day,
Fun with Date Calculations: Dynamic YTD and Prior Year Comparisons
I have an interesting relationship with date calculations. While they can be extremely frustrating for the most part, I find
US Births – #ProjectHealthViz
December marks eight months since I started #ProjectHealthViz back in May of 2018 and, therefore, it is the eighth, and
A Mom Who Vizzes
The Inevitable Comparison Many of you reading this already know that I’m a mom of two young boys, a wife,
#ProjectHealthViz
PS A copy of this post is now as a tab on my webpage here. History and Purpose I’ve been
Looking Back at the Amazing 2018
I Say Goals, You Say Resolution As I wait at the cusp of a new year, it’s impossible for me
