March’s #ProjectHealthViz PART I: A Community Perspective on Measles
A Brief History of Measles If you are under the age of 60, you likely have never seen a case
There Certainly is No ‘Bore’ in Collaborate: Why Collaborative Vizzes Rule
In February 2019, I had the pleasure of embarking on a month-long collaborative data visualization journey with the charming and
Trellis Charts and Color Highlighting
Recently, at work, I’ve used trellis charts to create a grid dimensions (states or counties) with various measures available via
Cottonwood seeds, Failures, and Quilting: How to create custom labels, sorting, and jittering in Tableau
How a Workout Wednesday challenge, an Iron Viz submission and a Tableau resume contributed to the inspiration for this month’s
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. It was an exhilarating change
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
