Wednesday
Jan182012
Scaling a Filled Country by a Measure…Sort Of
An attempt using the new filled map mark type in Tableau v7 to create a map of countries scaled by any measure. A good first attempt but still some room for improvement.
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Monday
Feb072011
Redefining the Gantt Chart
by 
Tom Brown
Tom Brown We're all familiar with the Gantt chart and it's use in project management - but what happens when you redefine the Gantt chart - a whole lot more...
Thursday
Jan202011
Bespoke mapping in Tableau
by Tom Brown
Tom Brown There are many ways to produce Maps in Tableau, but if you need ultimate control and want to plot data on your own maps - or images of any sort - read on...
Sunday
Jan092011
If building data visualisations were in the Olympics…
by Tom Brown
Tom Brown Tableau is known for being seriously fast. But even after using it for a number of years, I am still astonished by how productive you can be. I just built these four views in 12 minutes, and felt compelled to tell someone...
Friday
Nov052010
Budgets Vs Actuals – part I
by Tom Brown
Tom Brown Budgets Vs Actuals must be the most often requested report in the business world, and there are many solutions to this particular problem. Here's just a few...
