DataFam Roundup: October 16–20, 2023

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: 

• Action Analytics: Mental Model #4: Two Understandings of Dimension 
• Katie Kilroy: Tableau Desktop Resources for Newbies

• Matthias Giger: Unlocking Data Access for Business Users in Tableau: A Step-by-Step Guide

• Jacqui Moore, Do Mo(o)re With Data: Publishing Checklist

• Will Sutton: Crafting a Winning Visualization: Tips from Paul Ross, Iron Viz Champ | Behind the Viz

• Paul Liu: Replicate Salesforce Forecasts to CRM Analytics Made Easy

• Elisa Davis: Wingspan, my IronViz ‘23 Qualifier: Part I — Elisa Davis

• Dawn Harrington: Tableau Totals Trick

• Sqlbelle: Dynamic Zone Visibility | Comprehensive Tableau Tutorial with 4 Practical Use Cases 

• Ed Gonzalez: TP API Examples

• Alexander Varlamov: Global Flags | a Colorful World

• Sekou Tyler: Ten Minute Tuesday

• Prasann Prem: Nebula Program - Week 1

• Dustin Schimek: #mytableaustory #datafam #data

• OneNumber: How Tableau Table Calculations Work

• Kevin Flerlage, The Flerlage Twins: 4 Design Techniques that I am Obsessed With

• Andrés Quiroz Sánchez: Clase 2 Tableau Prep: unión de Columnas y calculo de Edad

• Venkatesh lyer: How to Create Custom Categories in Tableau: RFM Analysis

• Autumn Battani, Make It Make Sense: Getting Unstuck

• Randy Bean, The Data Leadership Collaborative: 6 CDO Headwinds and 5 Strategies for Success
   

Team Tableau

• 2024 Iron Viz Qualifiers Kickoff
• Featured Authors: Hispanic Heritage Month Edition

• Who are the Tableau Academic Ambassadors?
   

Upcoming events and community participation

• 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.

• Local Community Conferences by the DataFam, for the DataFam. 

  • VizIt Sydney

  • VizIt Berlin
     

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:

• Tableau Accelerators: CORPORATE FINANCE - Budget Controlling

• Alexander Varlamov: Global Flags | a Colorful World

• Ana: Spain MERCO 2019-2023

• Satoshi Ganeko: #B2VB 2023/Week 19 Choose your own chart

• Marius Nikiforovas: Email Marketing Campaign Dashboard | #VOTD | #VizOfTheDay

• Sebastine: Bump Chart Analysis (Profit Ranking Overtime

• Sam Epley: #MakeoverMonday 2023 Week 42: The End of an Era

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 19: Your Chart Choice

Workout Wednesday

Build your skills with a weekly challenge to re-create an interactive data visualization. 
Web: Workout Wednesday
Twitter: #WOW2022
Week 42: Can you proportionally brush from multi-selection?

Makeover Monday

A weekly social data project. 
Web: Makeover Monday
Twitter: #MakeoverMonday
Week 41: What are Retail Investors Interested in Buying in 2023?

Preppin' Data

A weekly challenge to help you learn to prepare data and use Tableau Prep. 
Web: Preppin’ Data
Twitter: #PreppinData
Week 42: Prep School "Disco Fever"

DataFam Con 

A monthly challenge covering pop culture and fandoms. 
Web: DataFam Con
Twitter: #DataFamCon
September 2023: Barbie World!

EduVizzers 

A monthly project connecting real education data with real people.
Web: Eduvizzers
September 2023: School Book Bans in the United States

Games Night Viz 

A monthly project focusing on using data from your favorite games.
Web: Games Nights Viz
Twitter: #GamesNightViz
Season 2: Battle of the Strongest

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
September 2023: makeover magic

Project Health Viz

Uncover new stories by visualizing healthcare data sets provided each month. 
Web: Project Health Viz
Twitter: #ProjectHealthViz
June 2023: Funding for Research for Various Conditions and Diseases 

Diversity in Data

An initiative centered around diversity, equity & awareness by visualizing provided datasets each month. 
Web: Diversity in Data
Twitter: #DiversityinData
May 2023: Mental Health Awareness Month and LGBTQ+ Representation in film

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 5: Diversity Score Card

Data Plus Music 

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