Wesley MageeMar 16, 20172 minShould You Really Be Using a Donut Chart?It's not that donuts inherently communicate information faster and more clearly, but they force an analyst to be more simplistic with wh
Wesley MageeFeb 17, 20172 minHow To: Donut Charts in TableauDonut charts in Tableau. Here's the short of it: You're going to make two pie charts...then make one bigger than the other. It's
Wesley MageeJan 19, 20173 minHow Many Times Should You Iterate on a Dashboard?How many times should you review your dashboard with the stakeholders? The answer is three. But what if? No, the answer is always three. When you're creating...
Wesley MageeJan 13, 20173 minDashboarding Requirements: Getting Past the "I Want it All" MindsetThis is the kitchen sink approach and it's not because the end user hates design. It's because they're scared that there's a
Wesley MageeDec 1, 20162 minHow To: Collect Twitter Data with IFTTTPrior to the 2016 Tableau Conference I thought it would be fun to collect Twitter data around the conference hashtag, #Data16, in order to visualize the amou...
Wesley MageeNov 29, 20162 minDashboarding Requirements: In with the Old or In with the New?When you start a dashboarding project do you start with what you have or what you want? The way you first approach your end user will have r
Wesley MageeNov 14, 20161 minWrap-up: #Data16 Tweets from the Tableau ConferenceTake a look at the summary data behind all of the #Data16 tweets from the 2016 Tableau Conference.
Wesley MageeNov 3, 20161 min#Data16 Tweets from the Tableau ConferenceLet's kickoff this new Tableau Conference the right way and let you fellow attendees know the best sessions to attend, the right hotel for after hours, or how...
Wesley MageeNov 1, 20162 minWelcome!Welcome and thanks for stopping by my new blog! I'm excited to roll this out and have the chance to share some of my knowledge and experience with the data v...
