Author: Darragh
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Down With Tadpoles, Up With Arrows | The Superiority of the Arrow Chart
So yesterday I published a blog on how to create a Tadpole Chart. And there was some great feedback and some great debate over the usability both on Twitter and on LinkedIn. However, one tweet thread with Tableau Ambassador Christina Gorga and Data Viz Wizard Steve Wexler was particularly interesting As much as I like…
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Tadpole Charts with Nicely Placed Labels in Tableau
I’m indifferent to amphibians, but I do like tadpole charts. In this blog, I’m going to show you the steps to create one with a little trick around labelling that may be useful in making this chart – but also for other charts in Tableau. Table of Contents This ones a bit involved, so here’s…
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Analysing Interstate Migration Movements in Australia
I recently published a dashboard to allow people to view Australian interstate migration figures using ABS data. As I mentioned in the post introducing the dashboard (which you can read here), interstate migration became a hot topic throughout the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic. We witnessed en-masse movements of Australians throughout the country…
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Visualising Population | Australian Interstate Migration Figures
I’m a migrant, and migration data has always fascinated me. While the media focus is often on international migration to Australia, the COVID pandemic suddenly threw interstate migration into sharp focus, as lockdowns in various states may have incentivised different people to question where they lived and what type of life they wanted to live. And as…
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How to build and interpret an index chart using Tableau
The index chart is a chart type that often comes in extremely useful for analysing the change in time series data. You’ve probably seen these charts frequently used in finance – such as tracking a financial index like the S&P500. Here’s an example pulled from Statista looking at US Stock Indices since the start of…
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Using a parameter to filter for specific records in a Tableau dashboard or worksheet
Filters are great and all, but I genuinely love Tableau parameters. One technique that I frequently use for certain dashboard designs is using a parameter as the primary method of interaction. That is, I use parameters to take input from users, which primarily drives the data viewed on screen. The parameter filters worksheets and shows…