Tableau visualization skills will quickly unlock actionable insights for you and other business users. Beneath are a range of tips that will help you understand and get more from Tableau visualizations.
3 Visualization Mistakes to Avoid
Visualizations can be deceptively easy to create.
In this post I show 3 visualization mistakes that should be avoided. These can easily creep into dashboards or reports. If undetected your users will be working harder or will be more likely to make poor decisions.
Raw Data to Interesting Tableau Viz
Raw data is all around us. Often data comes in useful tables, but this isn't always the best way to gain insight (or interest).
In this post I take raw data from the July 2017 Horn v Pacquiao boxing title fight and Visualize it. A Tableau Viz increases engagement, generates discussion and unlocks value for a greater range of users.
Visualizing Surveys to Unlock Insight
If you've ever reviewed raw survey results you'll know they can be fairly daunting. Transforming those same survey results into an interactive online visualization will certainly make you more popular.
Furthermore you or others in your business might just find a valuable insight. To emphasize this I've setup a simple tableau visualization to do the talking. Have a play...
Unlocking PDF Data with Tableau
Information from PDF reports can be super useful. Extracting Data Directly from PDFs with Tableau unlocks this data quickly.
The image with this summary shows page 131 of the 2016 annual report for IMAX. In this post I walk through importing this into Tableau and visualizing the data.
Analytics and Visualizations for SME Businesses
This post explores how data analytics will help SME businesses and some actions SME businesses can take now.
It also highlights how even row upon row of simple data can rapidly be turned into something useful with data visualization.
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Look through the datainsights.tip blog to find more tips on tableau visualization and Excel VBA in order to find more actionable insights.