We’ve all been there. You set out to build what you thought would be a great Tableau dashboard. When it’s all done, you realize the filter selections are lagging, charts are taking forever to load, and users are asking you what’s wrong with their…
Expertise: Health Data Visualization
Tableau’s Custom Views vs. Power BI Bookmarks
Over the past year, I’ve been learning how to use Power BI. After years of working with Tableau as my…
Four Tableau Tips You Wish You Knew Earlier
Despite the countless hours I’ve spent using Tableau (I’ve been using it for a decade!), and the wealth of knowledge…
Accessible by Design: Making Data Visualization More Inclusive with Tableau
In a world where data guides our actions, dashboards are essential for decision-making. Yet, what if the visuals and tools…
Managing Dashboard Date Filters
It is essential, in any dashboard build, to decide how to handle dates. How dates are formatted, displayed, and aggregated…
Create an Enhanced Tableau Table: Multi-Chart, One Worksheet Method
You may have seen my previous blog post, A Review: Tableau’s Table Viz Extension, in which I reviewed Tableau’s Table Viz…
Using Images in Tableau: 4 Awesome Tricks
Tableau is a data visualization tool, and if you use it frequently, you are aware of its amazing strengths and…
A Review: Tableau’s Table Viz Extension
I use many workarounds to create complex and customized data visualizations in Tableau. One visualization that requires some “Tableau trickery,”…
Tableau Public 2024 Visualization Trends
At the start of every year, many organizations and individuals release some variation of a “Top 10” list, often summarizing…
Six Easy Tableau Formatting Tips to Save You Time
Tableau is an incredibly versatile tool for creating data visualizations that can bring your insights to life. However, how you…
The Impact of Sharing Data with the DC Community
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been pivotal in the nation’s mission to address and understand the…
DC Health Launches Two Key Public Health Dashboards
It’s no surprise that we love working with health and healthcare data. We get to work alongside amazing organizations that…