Introduction In my previous article, Contextualizing Visualizations , I laid out my perspective on why you should consider the context in which you present your visualizations. There is no one best-way to do this, but Read more…
Contextualizing Visualizations
Introduction Imagine you are walking through a factory and in front of you are 3 machines producing bolts for construction. Above each machine where the bolts come out is a screen showing the bolt defects-per-million-opportunities Read more…
The Benefits of Visual Communication
Introduction While I am a visualization specialist, I haven’t been spending much time recently creating data visualizations. I have, however, been tasked with keeping track of the continuously changing design of a development project that Read more…
Validating & Analyzing Data in Tableau
Introduction Tableau is a tool which prides itself on being easy to use and support rapid development of different types of analyses for data. For this reason, I have frequently used it in different projects Read more…
Self-Service Analytics, Just a Buzzword?
Introduction Self-service analytics (or self-service BI) is a concept that’s gained a lot of traction in the last decade. I’ve been told it will put me out of a job. I’ve also been told that Read more…