Creating a Deviation Icicle Chart
Actual to Target (or Expected) Values Comparing actual to target values is a common client request. Organizations regularly set targets
Using Preattentive Attributes: Color in Data Viz
The Preattentive Attribute of Hue One of my favorite visualization techniques to use is adding the preattentive attribute of hue,
Using Set Actions as a Filter Indicator
Client Request: Filter Indicator I was doing consulting work for a large healthcare client recently. As with many consulting jobs,
A Dessert Table Tutorial: Charts Named After Food
Lollipop Chart About The lollipop chart is functionally the same as a bar chart. The length/height of the line equals
Radial Tab Polygon Chart
TL;DR – If you want to get straight to the how-to, then scroll down a bit until you see “The
An Artist Approach to Dashboard Design & Development
The Data Set | A Little Girl’s Story July’s ProjectHealthViz When Rodrigo Calloni (@tableauing) reached out to me asking if
Creating a Trellis Chart with Custom Headers
The Objective In a recent #ProjectHealthViz visualization, I created a very narrow (and overall quite small) dashboard. As a result,
Tableau Scrolling II
The Need for Scrolling As a data viz consultant, I encounter situations regularly where a client’s wishes, or their data,
Parameter Actions to Make a Scroll Bar
Reflections Tableau Conference is less than three weeks away from when I’m writing this post. I, honestly, cannot believe a
Don’t Mekko with My Marimekko
The History | Textile Roots & Stacked Bars Many in the data visualization space use the term “Marimekko” to signify
