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		<title>Product summary and download links for Tableau Software desktop products</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 02:47:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen McDaniel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tableau has three desktop products available for download. The last two are absolutely free for anyone to use! Tableau Desktop is the full-featured version of the revolutionary visual data analysis software. Connect to almost any data source to explore, visualize and quickly gain insights. Wrap it all up with dynamic, easy to create dashboards! Go [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tableau training &amp; certification, hands-on and in-person- US &amp; international locations</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:49:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eileen McDaniel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Attend hands-on Tableau training taught by the author of the first book on Tableau, Stephen McDaniel. Please join us in Seattle this September, New York or Washington, DC this October, or London or Dallas, TX this November. Register early and save $100-$300 (US course locations). Our London training seminar is being offered in conjunction with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>S&amp;P Composite Stock Market Returns Dashboard- powered by tableau public!</title>
		<link>http://www.freakalytics.com/2009/06/30/historic-stock-market-returns-exploring-insightful-metrics-with-tableau-online/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:14:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen McDaniel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Economic Indicators and S&#38;P Composite Returns from 1901-2008 A Dashboard to Explore Past, Present and Future Results by Year When creating a dashboard, two critical questions to ask include, “what are the right metrics” and “what collection of graphs will optimize exploration and understanding from a complex relationship between multiple metrics”? This example uses historic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Value of a Great Analyst- About $3M per Year!</title>
		<link>http://www.freakalytics.com/2009/06/12/the-value-of-a-great-analyst-about-3m-per-year/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 04:59:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen McDaniel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Read the full presentation here, &#8220;Overvalued Software Products and Undervalued Analysts? The Value of a Great Analyst in Business Analytics&#8221; I recently pondered the value of a great analyst to a mid-sized public company (revenues around $1-2 billion.)  Based on my experience at multiple companies, I estimate the productivity, typical project benefits, and costs of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Download Slides- Webinar With Tableau on Visual Data Mining</title>
		<link>http://www.freakalytics.com/2009/06/05/upcoming-webinar-with-tableau-on-visual-data-mining/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 07:05:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen McDaniel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks for all of your kind comments and wonderful feedback!  I will try to get back to as many of you as the last few weeks of writing the book allows! Visual Data Mining: Finding Patterns and Key Insights in Online Marketing Data Date/Time: Already Occured- 6/11/2009 Presented by: American Marketing Association Sponsored by: Tableau [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Maximizing Sustainability by Incorporating Consumer Behavior &amp; Environmental Expert Opinion</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eileen McDaniel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Download the full paper by Eileen McDaniel, Ph.D., &#8220;A Practical Framework for Green Policy Decision-Makers: Maximizing Sustainability by Incorporating Consumer Behavior and Environmental Expert Opinion&#8221; (PDF.) Executive Summary Which “green” activities are consumers performing in their everyday lives?  Activities that- •    Save them money? •    Are easy to do? •    Are the most beneficial to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Match.com and the City You Live In- Equally Important to Finding a Date?</title>
		<link>http://www.freakalytics.com/2009/05/27/matchcom-and-the-city-you-live-in-equally-important-to-finding-a-date/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 01:35:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen McDaniel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After reading several articles, I decided to add my help for wayward singles seeking the right city to call home.  Following in the footsteps of work in the New York Times and Sperling&#8217;s BestPlaces, I seek to create a visually intuitive presentation about the &#8220;best&#8221; place to be single.  In particular, I seek to find [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Graphical Resume- New Concept and Possible Innovation</title>
		<link>http://www.freakalytics.com/2009/05/18/the-visual-resume-new-concept-and-possible-innovation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 02:54:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen McDaniel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I love exploring the possible intersections of technology and information, with the intent to improve or expedite knowledge sharing. One of my recent epiphanies was related to the difficulty of efficiently reviewing resumes, especially technical resumes. Recruiters and managers spend huge amounts of time reviewing resumes (at least they used too) and automated tools have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Effectively Communicating Survey Data</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 06:33:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen McDaniel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Effectively Communicating Survey Data: Beyond Text Tables and Pie Charts A review of an article from Investor&#8217;s Business Daily and recommended improvements is covered in this presentation.  The topic of the article is &#8220;Obama Terrorism Grade&#8221;, a summary of a survey conducted in early April, 2009 by Technometrica Market Intelligence. The Results are summarized three [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Listen, document, verify, analyze&#8230; Repeat!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Sep 2007 17:27:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen McDaniel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In my many visits to a wide array of companies, I have noticed a common theme amongst fellow programmers, analysts, and statisticians. After years of lengthy study and practice to become expert at their area, they often express frustration and consternation for those who are less focused on the effective and proper use of data [...]]]></description>
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