DataFam Roundup: January 8–12, 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.
Vignesh Suresh, Freelance Tableau Developer
Mumbai, India
Vignesh Suresh is a Freelance Tableau Developer. He is involved in the Tableau Community through Tableau User Groups, primarily the Mumbai TUG, community projects, and the Tableau Forums. Vignesh also actively shares Tableau tips, tricks, and tutorials on his blog.
After being introduced to Tableau as part of a certification course in college, Vignesh dove into the vast world of Tableau content which inspired him to continue his learning journey beyond just the basics. Using blogs and tutorials, as well as trial and error, Vignesh was able to further his mastery of the tool to the point of now being able to share his knowledge with others, mainly through his blog.
On the Tableau Forums, Vignesh has provided more than 50 best answers. He enjoys contributing in this way because the Tableau Forums have continued to be a valuable tool for him and he appreciates the opportunity to give back.
Connect with Vignesh on Linkedin, X, Tableau Public, and on his blog.
DataFam content
Dive into content created by the Tableau Community:
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Bitfern: Getting started with Tableau Prep
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Allen Hillery, The Data Leadership Collaborative: Can We Prevent Digital Discrimination?
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Jason Khu, The Tableau Student Guide: Actuarial Studies (Quantitative Data Science), Commerce (Information Systems)
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The Data Leadership Collaborative: Most Read DLC Articles of 2023
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Matt Francis, Matt's World of Viz: How a Rubber Duck Can Improve Your Tableau Viz
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Glenn Exton, The Data Leadership Collaborative: Seven Ways to Get Moving with a Data Literacy Program
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Donna Coles: Can you create a time-focused Gantt chart?
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Mehras: #TinyTableauTip
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Whitney: #TinyTableauTip
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Dawn Harrington, Tech Tips Girl: Creating a Hogwarts Drill-Down Organizational Hierarchy
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Deepak Holla: When and why does a standard FIXED LOD expression behave like a Table-Scoped LOD expression?
Team Tableau
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Practice and Grow Your Data Skills with Tableau Community Projects
- Transforming Ideas into Features: Tableau's Commitment to Community-Driven Innovation
- How Victor Muñoz Landed a Data Visualization Gig Using Hire Me
Upcoming events and community participation
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Lights, Camera, Action: Tableau and IMDb Launch Data Visualization Campaign for Movie Lovers
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2024 Iron Viz Qualifiers: Top 10 Results January 17, 2024, 9:00 AM (PT) Virtual Event - Find out the top 10 Tableau Public visualizations, including the 3 finalists selected to compete in the 2024 Iron Viz Championship.
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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.
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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
Tobiloba Babajide: Datafrik Hotel 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:
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Adrian Zinovei: Waterfall_Charts
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Krishma Shah: Ramen Culture
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Bo McCready: Michigan 34, Washington 13: The 2024 College Football National Championship Game
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Sam Epley: #B2VB 2024 Week 1: Average vs. Minimum MLB Player Salaries
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Lawrence Durbin: #B2VB - Week 1 - What is the 2023 Buying Power of MLB Salaries?
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Serena Purslow: MLB Salaries | B2VB 2024 w1
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Moo Wootten: Rhythm-ilton - The Flow of Hamilton
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Tobiloba Babajide: Datafrik Hotel Dashboard
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Sara Hamdoun: HR - Number of Leavers
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Deepak Holla: Best of the Best Top 5 Stats of ICC Mens CWC 2023
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 1: Build a Line Chart
Workout Wednesday
Build your skills with a weekly challenge to re-create an interactive data visualization.
Web: Workout Wednesday
Twitter: #WOW2022
Week 2: Can you recreate this drillable bar chart?
Preppin' Data
A weekly challenge to help you learn to prepare data and use Tableau Prep.
Web: Preppin’ Data
Twitter: #PreppinData
Week 2: Average Price Analysis
DataFam Con
A monthly challenge covering pop culture and fandoms.
Web: DataFam Con
Twitter: #DataFamCon
January 2024: Award-Winning Pictures
EduVizzers
A monthly project connecting real education data with real people.
Web: Eduvizzers
January 2024: The State of School Feeding Worldwide
Games Night Viz
A monthly project focusing on using data from your favorite games.
Web: Games Nights Viz
Twitter: #GamesNightViz
November 2023: Disney's Stacked Bar
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
January 2024: upskill with UpSets
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
Makeover Monday
Create business dashboards using provided data sets for various industries and departments.
Web: Makeover Monday
Twitter: #MakeoverMonday
Data Plus Music
A monthly project visualizing the data behind the music we love!
Web: Data Plus Music
Twitter: #DataPlusMusic
Storie correlate
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