DataFam Roundup: November 4-8, 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 

Britney Rosenau: Stylized Bar Charts in Tableau

Dive into content created by the Tableau Community: 

• Uday Gundu: Data Meets Design: Crafting Stunning, Insightful Dashboards with Tableau
• BlueSky starter pack for Tableau
• Adam Mico: Nominations for #TableauNext2025 are open!
• Steve Adams: Explaining Tableau's Order of Operation
• Eric Balash: Data After Hours with Sekou Tyler
• Brittany Rosenau: Stylized Bar Charts in Tableau
• Matthias Giger: Resolved Issues Tableau Desktop, Prep and Server
• Daniel Bradley: Know before you go - Tableau DataFam Europe 24
• Louis Yu: Secrets of the Viz: Monumental Women
• Data2Vizuals: Dynamic Y Axis: Halloween MoM
• Dawn Harrington, Tech Tips Girl: Be Kind to Your Future Self

Team Tableau content 

• Data Literacy Basics You Can Use Today
• How To Spot Misleading Charts: Know the Source
• How To Spot Misleading Charts: Check the Chart Design
• How To Spot Misleading Charts: Check the Axes
• How To Spot Misleading Charts: Review the Message
• Your Guide to Tableau Viz Extensions
• Fulbright Award Winner Closes Data Skills Gap for Students and Teachers

Upcoming events and community participation

• Tableau DataDevQuest: Unlock the Power of Tableau APIs: Innovate, Automate, and Elevate Your Data Solutions
• Women in Dataviz Virtual Coffee Breaks: Held every sixth Thursday morning in the EST time zone, Virtual Coffee Breaks are a casual networking event.
• Charting Your Data Path: Career Journeys and Tips with the DataFam Virtual Event - Join DataFam members as they share their data career journeys and discuss how they leveraged the Tableau Community and free resources to sharpen their data skills, stay current, and grow their careers.
• Viz for Social Good Ambassadors 2025
• CRM Analytics Community Office Hours! Have CRM Analytics questions? Want to know how to work with data? Want to learn something new? Have visualization ideas you want to share or need feedback on? Want to just hang out with a bunch of us? Come join us (virtual)!

Visualizations 

Neto Anyama: Call Center Dashboard

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:

• Tobiloba Babajide: Income Groups and Internet Access
• Neto Anyama: Call Center Dashboard
• Aakarsh R: Chess in the Spotlight

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
X: #B2VB
Week 21: Visualize a Distribution

Workout Wednesday

Build your skills with a weekly challenge to re-create an interactive data visualization. 
Web: Workout Wednesday
X: #WOW2022
Week 45: Can You Switch A Dashboard Theme?

Preppin' Data

A weekly challenge to help you learn to prepare data and use Tableau Prep. 
Web: Preppin’ Data
X: #PreppinData
Week 45: SuperBytes Stock

Makeover Monday

Create business dashboards using provided data sets for various industries and departments.
Web: Makeover Monday
X: #MakeoverMonday
Week 45: Individuals using the Internet (% of population)    

Visual Climate

Collaborate and share climate data.  
Web: Visual Climate
X: #VisualClimate
IMF's GHG emissions data

DataFam Con 

A monthly challenge covering pop culture and fandoms. 
Web: DataFam Con
X: #DataFamCon
September 2024: Live Long and Prosper with Star Trek

EduVizzers 

A monthly project connecting real education data with real people.
Web: Eduvizzers
November 2024: FY25 Adopted Capital Budget Plan

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
X: #VizforSocialGood
Oct 21 - Nov 5, 2024: UN World Data Forum Bootcamp

Games Night Viz 

A monthly project focusing on using data from your favorite games.
Web: Games Nights Viz
X: #GamesNightViz
September 2024: Press Start

Iron Quest

Practice data sourcing, preparation, and visualization skills in a themed monthly challenge. 
Web: Iron Quest
X: #IronQuest
Iron Quest – Maps II

Storytelling with Data

Practice data visualization and storytelling skills by participating in monthly challenges and exercises. 
Web: Storytelling with Data
X: #SWDChallenge
October 2024: trick (or treat) your tool

Project Health Viz

Uncover new stories by visualizing healthcare data sets provided each month. 
Web: Project Health Viz
X: #ProjectHealthViz

Diversity in Data

An initiative centered around diversity, equity & awareness by visualizing provided datasets each month. 
Web: Diversity in Data
X: #DiversityinData

Sports Viz Sunday

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

Real World Fake Data

Create business dashboards using provided data sets for various industries and departments.
Web: Real World Fake Data
X: #RWFD
2024 - Admin Insights

Data Plus Music 

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