Best of Tableau Web: November 2021

Fresh off of Tableau Conference, we are back with the Best of the Tableau Web! 

Like many of you, I have always found great inspiration in Tableau Conference—from the conference sessions to the excitement of attendees and the burst of new, creative content from the DataFam. For those who missed some or all of TC21, much of the content is available on demand—something that was especially important to me this year.

At the last minute, I ended up having surgery during the conference and, despite being wonderful, the nursing staff wouldn’t turn on Devs on Stage for me in the recovery room. (I guess they thought I was talking gibberish?) Thankfully, I’m catching up on everything I missed by binge watching the on-demand sessions.

I’m late to the watch party, but I’ve been blown away by the quality of sessions, the huge increase in this year’s community content, and the Devs on Stage preview of all the awesome things coming up on the roadmap. If you missed TC, too, I highly recommend checking out:

• The Zen Master Panels, part 1 and 2. This amazing group of people share insights ranging from the basics of Tableau to career strategy. (Scroll down for Tableau Zen Masters Share Their Best Advice.) 
• Sarah Bartlett’s #Data21 recap. She has always been a champion of the Tableau Community, and her conference recaps are worth their weight in gold.

With that, let’s dive into this month’s Best of the Tableau Web and see just what the #DataFam was up to in November! For updates throughout the month, follow me Twitter and LinkedIn, and check out the list of blogs that Andy Cotgreave and I follow for Best of the Tableau Web. If you don’t see yours on the list, we invite you to add it here.

Calculations

• How to Calculate Weekends in Tableau

  Eric Parker, OneNumber

• Geospatial Analysis in Tableau

  Spencer Baucke

• Create Your Own Burger with a Parameter

  Rosario Gauna, RosarioViz

• Thanksgiving Day NFL Games

  Donna Coles, Donna + DataViz

Data Culture, Blueprint

• Why You Should Participate in the Tableau Community Forums

  Katie Kilroy, Data Katie

• Assessing Analytical Maturity

  Brandi Beals

• Data Doctor Download: The Advice Column No One Asked For

  Bridget Cogley, TableauFit

• Seven Steps to Turn Your Whiteboards into Useful Tableau Dashboards

  Eric Parker, OneNumber

Formatting, Design, Storytelling

• How to Turn a Tableau Dashboard into a Report-Ready Slide Deck

  Lynda Chao, Tessellation

• Map Layers, Buffer Calculations & Parameter Actions in Tableau

  Spencer Baucke, Tessellation

• The Definitive Guide to Buttons in Tableau

  Jason Penrod, Playfair Data

• Hiding a Tableau Filter’s Options While Including Its Data

  Rachel Kurtz, Interworks

Inspiration

• Our Top Ten Favorite Tableau Vizzes Ever!

  Ken Flerlage and Kevin Flerlage, The Flerlage Twins

• Tableau Coaches’ Favourite Challenges Advent Calendar

  Donna Coles, Donna + DataViz

• How to Make a Radar Chart in Tableau

  Felicia Styer, Playfair Data

• Show only Selected Countries in a Background Map

  Marc Reid, datavis.blog

• Rounded Bar Charts in Tableau

  Lindsay Betzendahl, Viz Zen Data

• Stem and Leaf Plot: WSL Final Standings

  Adam Green, #Coffeetableviz

• A Cost of Insecurity – Comparing Spending on Military Capability v the Human Development Index

  Darragh Murray

• Build an Interactive Tableau Resume to Get Noticed

  Anthony Smoak, Smoak Signals

• Bring Passion into your Visualization

  Priyanka Dobhal

• Gauge Chart (With Arrow)

  Toan Hoang, Tableau Magic

Tableau Conference

• My highlights from Tableau Conference 2021

  Abisola Oni, DataVizAbby

• Tableau Conference 2021 Recap #data21

  Sarah Bartlett, Sarah Loves Data

Visualizations

View last month’s Viz of the Day on Tableau Public gallery.