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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

The Preattentive Attribute of Hue One of my favorite visualization techniques to use is adding the preattentive attribute of hue,

Client Request: Filter Indicator I was doing consulting work for a large healthcare client recently. As with many consulting jobs,

Lollipop Chart About The lollipop chart is functionally the same as a bar chart. The length/height of the line equals

TL;DR – If you want to get straight to the how-to, then scroll down a bit until you see “The

The Data Set | A Little Girl’s Story July’s ProjectHealthViz When Rodrigo Calloni (@tableauing) reached out to me asking if

The Objective In a recent #ProjectHealthViz visualization, I created a very narrow (and overall quite small) dashboard. As a result,

The Need for Scrolling As a data viz consultant, I encounter situations regularly where a client’s wishes, or their data,

Reflections Tableau Conference is less than three weeks away from when I’m writing this post. I, honestly, cannot believe a

The History | Textile Roots & Stacked Bars Many in the data visualization space use the term “Marimekko” to signify