One popular requests when creating maps in Tableau is the ability to be able to swap between a regular map view and a satellite view. Tableau offers six different map layers; Light, Normal, Dark, Street, Outdoors and Satellite. In this blog post I will outline how we can create a custom Mapbox map that will allow you to have the best of both worlds; a customized Mapbox map in any style, and a Satellite view, all in the same map ..read more

Tableau Tip volume in 2021- Volume 21. In this short post, I will share seven tips focused on forecast function in Tableau ..read more

During #data20 this year, I published a viz called #DATA20 BY THE MINUTE where I visualized total of tweets with the #data20 hashtag, counted by minute. In order to this, I need to set up R codes that collect data from Twitter. This would be a fun topic to play with so I came up with this blog postwhere I show you the 'how-to ..read more

If you are a Tableau or data visualization enthusiast, then you have certainly come across the four quadrant chart. A quadrant chart is simply a scatter plot that is divided into four equal squares, hence the name quadrant. Like a scatter plot, the quadrant chart plots one measure on the X-axis and another on the Y-axis. By dividing into quadrants, the chart makes it easier for readers to understand which characteristics the data points are strongly (or poorly) associated with ..read more

This is a special edition of Tableau Tips Volume to mark the end of this very strange year. If you've been following along this year then you already know that I have published a total of 194 daily Tableau tips since March. I am planning on sharing more tips in 2021, but for now, here is the 20th installment of Tableau Tips featuring 12 tips from 2020 that I think you'll find useful ..read more

Here is the 19th installment of my Tableau Tips series. The name came from a comment on my Tableau Tips tweet, referring it as a hidden gem. This volume will feature those tips that are hard to notice, yet very useful- just like precious gems ..read more

Layering Mark Types in Tableau 2020.4, using a six-layer scatter plot as an example ..read more

Here is the 18th installment of Tableau tips where I explore quick tips that I find very useful ..read more

Dashboards Done Right: Insurance Dashboard by Ellen Blackburn ..read more

The ABCs of Removing ABCs in Tableau Text Tables ..read more