DataFam Roundup: October 24-28, 2022

A weekly blog post that brings together what’s trending in the community all in one post.

Welcome! Dig into this week's DataFam Roundup—a weekly blog that brings together community content all in one post. As always, we invite you to send us your content—and the DataFam content from your peers that have inspired you! Find the content submission form here.

DataFam content

Using “Set Rankings” Instead of Table Calculations (Guest Post from Kasia Gasiewska-Holc)

Dive into content created by the Tableau Community:

Morten Bo Daugaard: How To: Tableau Writeback to Microsoft SQL-Server without using extensions or APIs
Tim Ngwena, Tableau Tim: Dynamic Zone Visibility: New in Tableau 2022.3
Christians Silva and Marc Montanari, The Data Coffee Break: Episode #2 - Can data really be democratised? With Peter Jönsson
Bethany Lyons: dbt and Tableau integration
Bridget Cogley and Vidya Setlur: Functional Aesthetics for Data Visualization
Andy Kriebel, VizWiz: How to Create a 3 Level Drill Down in Tableau
Tore Levinsen: #TinyTableauTip
Donna Coles: Can you use Tableau to estimate Aaron Judge’s home run trajectories?
Kevin Flerlage, The Flerlage Twins: Using “Set Rankings” Instead of Table Calculations (Guest Post from Kasia Gasiewska-Holc)
Steve Tadeo, Be Data Lit: 10 Signs You Might Be Data Literate
Data Ideas: Speak Up! (Even if Your Voice Shakes)

Team Tableau

Upcoming events and community participation

2022 Tableau Fringe Festival Global Speaker Form: We're from the community, for the community and we're glad you're interested in giving back! Fill out this short form so that we can plan the best TFF Global Virtual event. TFF is planned for Friday, December 16, 2022. Speaker applications will be open from October 16 - November 1, 2022.
Tableau Tips for Tomorrow's Leaders Join this virtual event to hear from Tableau community Ambassadors as they share their favorite Tableau Tips, learn helpful hidden gems and secret hacks you probably haven't seen before, and support our vision and building for the next generation.
Women in Dataviz is moving from Discord to Slack. Join here.
What does it mean to be a Data Leader? Join this Data Leadership Collaborative (DLC) Roundtable to learn what it means to be a Data Leader from three community members.
Iron Viz Feedback Initiative 2023: Book a 15-minute feedback session with Tableau community members and prior Iron Viz contestants who will review your viz and share feedback on your Iron Viz entry.
Storytelling With Data - London Workshop: Join Cole and members of the team in London to learn about visualization and data storytelling best practices in an engaging, hands-on in-person session!

Vizzes

Bryson Seastrand: Stranger Things - Send Your Own Message

See the latest Viz of the Day, trending vizzes, featured authors, and more on Tableau Public.

Check out some inspirational vizzes created by the community:

Lilla Rasztik: Tutorials of visualizations
Shazeera Ahmad Zawawi and Ervin Vinzon: Heroes and Martyrs - A #VizCollab with Ervin Vinzon
Klaus Schulte: Animated Hamburger Menus
Pradeep Kumar G: Spend Analytics Dashboard
Bryson Seastrand: Stranger Things - Send Your Own Message

Community Projects

Back 2 Viz Basics

A bi-weekly project helping those who are newer in the community and just starting out with Tableau. Not limited just to newbies!
Web: Back 2 Viz Basics
Twitter: #B2VB
Week 22: Expand/Update a Viz

Workout Wednesday

Build your skills with a weekly challenge to re-create an interactive data visualization.
Web: Workout Wednesday
Twitter: #WOW2022
Week 43: Selected Subcategory Influence

Makeover Monday

A weekly social data project.
Web: Makeover Monday
Twitter: #MakeoverMonday
Week 43: Why Some MLB Pitchers Are Abandoning The Fastball

Preppin' Data

A weekly challenge to help you learn to prepare data and use Tableau Prep.
Web: Preppin’ Data
Twitter: #PreppinData
Week 43: Missing Training Data

DataFam Con

A monthly challenge covering pop culture and fandoms.
Web: DataFam Con
Twitter: #DataFamCon
October 2022: Stranger Things + Music Nostalgia Month

EduVizzers

A monthly project connecting real education data with real people.
Web: Eduvizzers
October 2022: Immunization Coverage among Students in Toronto

Games Night Viz

A monthly project focusing on using data from your favorite games.
Web: Games Nights Viz
Twitter: #GamesNightViz
October 2022: IronViz Edition: Tips from the Team

Iron Quest

Practice data sourcing, preparation, and visualization skills in a themed monthly challenge.
Web: Iron Quest
Twitter: #IronQuest
August 2022: The Tour: The Sound of Games with #DataPlusMusic

Public Policy Viz

Bridging the gap between analytics professionals and policy practitioners.
Web: Public Policy Viz
Twitter: #PublicPolicyViz
Project 1: Redlining in Pittsburgh, PA

Data Plus Music

A monthly project visualizing the data behind the music we love!
Web: Data Plus Music
Twitter: #DataPlusMusic
July 2022: The Intro

Storytelling with Data

Practice data visualization and storytelling skills by participating in monthly challenges and exercises.
Web: Storytelling with Data
Twitter: #SWDChallenge
September 2022: known to novel

Project Health Viz

Uncover new stories by visualizing healthcare data sets provided each month.
Web: Project Health Viz
Twitter: #ProjectHealthViz
August 2022: Mental Health Care Professionals Shortages

Diversity in Data

An initiative centered around diversity, equity & awareness by visualizing provided datasets each month.
Web: Diversity in Data
Twitter: #DiversityinData
September 2022: Global Women

Sports Viz Sunday

Create and share data visualizations using rich, sports-themed data sets in a monthly challenge.
Web: Sports Viz Sunday
Twitter: #SportsVizSunday
October 2022: Row, row, row your boat

Viz for Social Good

Volunteer to design data visualizations that help nonprofits harness the power of data for social change.
Web: Viz for Social Good
Twitter: #VizforSocialGood
Sept 2-Sept 30 2022: India Water Portal/Arghyam

Real World Fake Data

Create business dashboards using provided data sets for various industries and departments.
Web: Real World Fake Data
Twitter: #RWFD
Session 3: Community Service Requests

SDG Viz Project

Visualize data about Sustainable Development Goals provided by the World Health Organization.
Web: SDG Viz Project
Twitter: #TheSDGVizProject

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