DataFam Roundup: February 26–March 1, 2024

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. 

Community Highlight

To recognize new and consistent Tableau contributors—we’re excited to have a section within the weekly DataFam Roundup called the Tableau Community Highlight. Find out how to get involved. 

DataFam content 

Dive into content created by the Tableau Community: 

• Data Viz Canvas: Tableau pulse -AI powered insights

• Craig Bloodworth, The Information Lab: Tableau Pulse is here, where does it leave the analyst?

• Dawn Harrington: How Can I Visually Call Out a Dimension on My Dashboard?

• Be Data Lit: Career Download: Embracing Neurodiversity: From Retail to FinTech with Lawrence 🌐 | Honest Careers Series

• Ian Cedric Io: Viz Review: Superstore Sales Dashboard

• Benny Benford: The Value of Data Governance: Where’s the ROI?

• Donabel Santos, sqlbelle: 

  • Tableau and Custom SQL - plus stored procedure, parameters and initial SQL | sqlbelle

  • Tableau Color Tip

• Gurpreet Singh, Data Viz Canvas: Tableau pulse -AI powered insights

• Steve Wood: Transform field per line data with Tableau Prep (1)

• Tristan Guillevin: Build a Streamgraph in Tableau in one click!

• Autumn Battani: Leaning Into Your Tableau Learning — Make It Make Sense

• Ken Flerlage: 9 Ways to Connect to Web-Based CSVs in Tableau

• りゅうじ: Tableau Tips：クロス集計表の余計な列（Abc）を消したい

• Dan Bunker, Playfair Data: An Introduction to Dynamic Zone Visibility in Tableau

• Donna Coles: Can you create these KPI Cards?

• Tableau兄さん: My first #TableauPulse

• Tore Levinsen: #TinyTableauTip

• Marcelo Has: Tableau Learning Path Trailmix | Salesforce Trailhead

• Deepak Holla: Understanding the terms Aggregation, Granularity and Level Of Detail and how to relate them when working in Tableau?

Team Tableau

• Hit the trails with the new Tableau Hands-On Challenges on Trailhead. Get hands-on experience and real-time feedback as you create new vizzes and build your Tableau Public portfolio, for free! To get started, log in or create a Trailhead account and explore one of these 5 new badges:

  • Data Storytelling with Tableau Public - Visualize data on any topic, share your data story worldwide, and get inspired.

  • The Tableau Data Model - Load your dataset and create relationships between tables.

  • Metadata Management in Tableau - Prepare a Tableau dataset with well-managed metadata.

  • Detailed Data Analysis - Ask questions and configure visuals to communicate insights.

  • Data Presentation in Tableau - Build dashboards in Tableau that guide stakeholders through critical analysis.

Upcoming events and community participation

• Data Lead[HER]: Shaping the Future of Data & AI Join us for a virtual event in March, Women's History Month, designed to empower and elevate women leaders in the data and AI space. This program will feature insightful discussions and actionable strategies from women in leadership.

• Lights, Camera, Action: Tableau and IMDb Launch Data Visualization Campaign for Movie Lovers 

• READY TO SUPERCHARGE YOUR DATA SKILLS? The Information Lab has free, on demand training courses will help you to make sense of your data and take you from zero to data hero. Developed by our industry leading trainers, our expansive courses cover the basics to intermediate levels of Tableau, Alteryx and Tableau Prep! You can take advantage of the whole course or simply choose the modules you need to brush up on your skills. Start your data journey today by simply selecting your training course below.

• Demystifying the way to learn Data Visualization! Are you looking for a way to learn Data Visualization and feeling lost? We all have been there and I am going to help you understand the fundamentals and look for a way to learn data visualization.

• Viz Collab: Hello everyone! I’m excited to be opening #VizCollab back up for another round of matches! In the last year I matched around 40 people for some amazing vizzes, including Viz of the Days and a viz that was featured in a local publication. So if you want to find a collaboration partner sign up.

Vizzes

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:

• Deborah Simmons: #WOW2024 Week 8 - Can you create an area chart tile map?
• Annabelle Rincon: Jimmy is Back ! Director cut
• Rosario Gauna: WOW2024 W07 Can you include and exclude options with a custom control?
• YusukeNakanishi: MOM2024W9_67 Best & Worst Countries For Animal Rights

• Chie Sakaki: 恵方 | Eho (The year's good luck direction)

• Ray Givler: Customer Service Dynamic Targets

• Sherzodbek Ibragimov: Most Popular Generative AI Searches in the USA

• Waqar Ahmed Shaikh: Superstore Overview Dashboard

Community Projects

Recreations of W.E.B Dubois's Data Portraits

Recreations of W.E.B Dubois's Data Portraits
Web: W.E.B. Dubois's Data Portraits
Twitter: #DubiosChallenge

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 4: Build a Bar Chart

Workout Wednesday

Build your skills with a weekly challenge to re-create an interactive data visualization. 
Web: Workout Wednesday
Twitter: #WOW2022
Week 9: Can you create these KPI Cards?

Preppin' Data

A weekly challenge to help you learn to prepare data and use Tableau Prep. 
Web: Preppin’ Data
Twitter: #PreppinData
Week 9: Prep Air Capacity

DataFam Con 

A monthly challenge covering pop culture and fandoms. 
Web: DataFam Con
Twitter: #DataFamCon
March 2024 Challenge: Sports Movies Edition

Makeover Monday

Create business dashboards using provided data sets for various industries and departments.
Web: Makeover Monday
Twitter: #MakeoverMonday
Week 9: 67 Best & Worst Countries For Animal Rights

EduVizzers 

A monthly project connecting real education data with real people.
Web: Eduvizzers
February 2024: SPP compared to SPS Kindergarteners | City of Seattle Open Data Portal

Games Night Viz 

A monthly project focusing on using data from your favorite games.
Web: Games Nights Viz
Twitter: #GamesNightViz
Season 2: With great power comes great vizzes

Iron Quest

Practice data sourcing, preparation, and visualization skills in a themed monthly challenge. 
Web: Iron Quest
Twitter: #IronQuest
White Space

Storytelling with Data

Practice data visualization and storytelling skills by participating in monthly challenges and exercises. 
Web: Storytelling with Data
Twitter: #SWDChallenge
February 2024: design for accessibility

Project Health Viz

Uncover new stories by visualizing healthcare data sets provided each month. 
Web: Project Health Viz
Twitter: #ProjectHealthViz
October 2023: Customizing Shapes with Opacity in Tableau

Diversity in Data

An initiative centered around diversity, equity & awareness by visualizing provided datasets each month. 
Web: Diversity in Data
Twitter: #DiversityinData
November 2023: Disney Demographics

Sports Viz Sunday

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

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

Real World Fake Data

Create business dashboards using provided data sets for various industries and departments.
Web: Real World Fake Data
Twitter: #RWFD
Session 6: HR Cross-Function Mobility

Data Plus Music 

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