QGIS for Tableau Users # 4: What’s Nearby?
Ken FlerlageNovember 29, 2021
In this post in the QGIS for Tableau users series, we’re going to tackle the classic problem of ‘what is nearby?’ While there are some feat...
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TC21 Presentation - Make It Better: Tips for Better Dashboard Design
Ken FlerlageNovember 09, 2021
At TC21, we did a presentation called Make It Better: Tips for Better Dashboard Design (click the link to view the presentation). This p...
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5 Reasons to Use a Calendar Table (Date Dimension) in Tableau
Ken FlerlageOctober 18, 2021
In this blog, I’ll be making an argument for the increased usage of something I’ll refer to as a calendar table . These tables—referred to...
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4 Tips for Writing Complicated Tableau Calculations
Ken FlerlageOctober 04, 2021
Writing calculated fields can be really difficult, especially when the logic is complex or there are multiple layers. In my time using Table...
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New Viz: Rating the Presidents
Ken FlerlageSeptember 29, 2021
As you may be able to tell by the topics of many of my visualizations, I’m a bit of a political junkie. Of particular interest is presidenti...
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QGIS for Tableau Users # 3: Getting Together and Breaking Up (Combining and Splitting Polygons)
Ken FlerlageSeptember 20, 2021
We’re once again excited to have Sarah Battersby joining us for the third post in her series about QGIS for Tableau users. Sarah has been a ...
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3 Ways to Add “All” to a Dynamic Parameter
Ken FlerlageAugust 16, 2021
In version 2020.1, Tableau introduced a much-anticipated feature, dynamic parameters, which allows us to automatically populate a parameter’...
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3 Creative Uses for Relationships/Joins in Tableau
Ken FlerlageAugust 02, 2021
Whether you’re specifying physical joins or leveraging relationships and letting Tableau’s new data model determine which joins to create, ...
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Regex Part II: Basic Examples & Exercises
Ken FlerlageJuly 19, 2021
We’re excited to have Don Wise back for part 2 in his series on regular expressions. Don is a Tableau Forums Ambassador , has an incredibly ...
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QGIS for Tableau Users # 2: Bending Text Files to Your Will!
Ken FlerlageJune 21, 2021
We’re once again excited to have Sarah Battersby joining us for the second in her series about QGIS for Tableau users. Sarah has been a memb...
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Datafam Colors: A Tableau Color Palette Crowdsourcing Project
Ken FlerlageJune 07, 2021
A couple of weeks ago, I saw the following tweet from Rodrigo Calloni :
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An Introduction To Tableau Regular Expressions (REGEX)
Ken FlerlageMay 17, 2021
Kevin and I are incredibly excited to have Don Wise join us today for the first of a multi-part series on regular expressions. I spend a lot...
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New Viz: The Law & Order Universe
Ken FlerlageMay 08, 2021
I’ve always loved the Law & Order shows. My favorite is Special Victims Unit because it has so many great characters—Olivia Benson, El...
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QGIS for Tableau Users # 1: Getting Started
Ken FlerlageMay 03, 2021
Kevin and I are incredibly excited to, once again, have Sarah Battersby join us for a guest blog. This post is the first in a multi-part s...
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Tableau Public APIs Plus a VOTD Data Set
Ken FlerlageApril 26, 2021
I recently shared details on my new Tableau Public Stats Service , which allows you to sign up to receive a personalized Google Sheet cont...
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Date Calculation Cheat Sheet
Ken FlerlageApril 12, 2021
For some time now, I’ve maintained a cheat sheet for various calculated fields that I find myself using (or sharing) regularly. I recently n...
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Introducing the Tableau Public Stats Service
Ken FlerlageMarch 15, 2021
If you’ve already read all about the service and just want to access the various links, here is the sign-up form and here is the starter wo...
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The Power of Place: Unleashing Census Data in Your Tableau Analytics
Ken FlerlageMarch 08, 2021
Kevin and I are incredibly excited to have Sarah Battersby join us today as for another guest blog (if she keeps writing for us, we may have...
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A Beginner’s Guide to IF Statements in Tableau
Ken FlerlageFebruary 15, 2021
IF statements are a fundamental part of Tableau, as well as other analytics platforms, programming languages, and even tools like spreadshee...
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