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Top Freakalytics articles of 2011

#5 Examining data over time (7 ways with Netflix stock prices)

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#4 Bullet charts & enhancements: making Stephen Few's invention even better

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Why choose Complete Tableau Training by Freakalytics? A recent attendee’s perspective

 
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This review of our 4 day training series was written on LinkedIn by a recent public training attendee, Danyelle.  She works at the US Department of Health and Human Services as a Senior Data Advisor.  I had the great pleasure of speaking with her  outside of the class and was fascinated to hear how she is a change agent for her organization's use of data. They are undergoing significant changes in how their studies are analyzed, presented and shared- all with the goal of increasing the return on their investment in research.  You can read her original post in the Tableau Software Group on LinkedIn, it was written in response to our upcoming training in Frankfurt.

"I went to Stephen and Eileen's 4-day Complete Tableau Training in Washington DC a couple weeks ago and it was WELL worth the time and money.

I was most impressed by their case study approach to teaching Tableau. The class ranges from people using Tableau every day at work to people like me who had only read about Tableau.

Reflecting back on the class, I am even more impressed by the quality of instruction and how well it worked for all in attendance. I was immediately able to go back to work and apply the skills I gained in the training to solve a problem that some thought couldn't be done in-house."

Thanks Danyelle for sharing your thoughts!  Read all about our training at http://www.Freakalytics.com/training.

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The Seven Developers of Tableau 7 – Tableau Customer Conference 2011

Chris Stolte, Chief Development Officer at Tableau introduced
Six senior developers on stage for a preview of Tableau 7.

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Tableau's mission is help people see and understand their data.

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How much simpler can it get?

Tableau was started while

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Tableau file types- purpose, features and limitations


TWB - Tableau WorkBook file

1) A text file, to be more specific, an XML file, which is a highly structured text file that contains

a) Data connection information

b) View layout definitions

c) And thumbnails or snapshots of each view

 

TWBX Tableau packaged WorkBook file

1) Everything contained in a Tableau WorkBook file

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MIT Sloan Review, don’t allow pies to obscure the “New Intelligence” you hope to share

MIT Sloan Review, don't allow pies to obscure the New Intelligence you hope to share

I was very interested to read the survey results from MIT about data access challenges facing business analysts. The article states that "The New Intelligent Enterprise... will allow you to do some immediate benchmarking — and see how your organization is doing in relation to your peers." While I am certain the data from this survey can indeed be useful in meeting their objective, I am also certain that their initial chart selection makes this difficult to easily see and understand.

 

In an effort to demonstrate how they can make their upcoming report much more informative

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Examining data over time, part 1- Netflix stock price history presented 7 ways

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It is fascinating how much information you can uncover with just a few years of price data in Tableau. In this example, we use just two data items to examine the history of Netflix stock price (NASDAQ NFLX.) The data items used are date and closing price, adjusted for splits.

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Rapid Graphs with Tableau 6 – Kindle, Amazon or CreateSpace

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A complimentary preview of the 1st two chapters, the table of contents and the book index is available for download here.

NOTE- the book is now available at Amazon, after correcting logistical issues.

Rapid Graphs with Tableau Software 6 is now available for purchase on Amazon in print and in e-book format for Kindle readers - on the Kindle device, PC, Mac, iPad and iPhone! Note that the print version has slightly better layout and readability due to the graphic-intensive nature of this book and the automated layout of e-book readers. This e-book is published in color for Kindle users on the PC, Mac, iPad and iPhone. Kindle device readers may have difficulty interpreting some of the graphs due to the native black and white reading experience.

This update from the 1st version of the book required changes across nearly every page and significantly expanded the size of the book with coverage of many new features added- both from Tableau 6 and earlier releases. Other additions include an index and expanded examples in several chapters.

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