First, Either a Joke or Quote He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp posts — for support rather than illumination. Andrew Lang (1844-1912) Source: Treasury of Humerous Quotations What is Forecasting? Forecasting is a planning tool that helps management in its attempts to cope with the uncertainty of the future, relying mainly on… Continue Reading
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Readers: Yes, I have been down this road before. In the past, I have posted infographics about our bodily functions, pee and poop. Here is a new one by Health Works that describes the textures and shades of our poop. Admit it, we have all be curious about this at one point or another in… Continue Reading
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Readers: In Part 2 of my deep dive into Trending in Tableau, I went over how to customize trend lines as well as the Trend Model. In Part 3, I will finish up this deep dive by discussing how to analyze Trend Models. I hope you enjoy this series about trending in Tableau. Best regards,… Continue Reading
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Readers: In Part 1 of my deep dive into Trending in Tableau, I went over the the different ways of adding trend lines, how trends are calculated by Tableau after querying the data source, and how trend lines are drawn based on various elements in the view. In Part 2, I will go over how to customize… Continue Reading
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Readers: Since my life now seems very centered in the Tableau World, I have decided to add a new blog topic called Tableau Deep Dive. I will, to the best of my ability, take a deep dive into a topic related to Tableau Desktop or Tableau Server. My first dipping of my toe in these… Continue Reading
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Readers: I have been a big fan of Stephen Few for many years. It was over a decade ago that I attended my first workshop with him in San Diego, California at TDWI. Through his web site, Perceptual Edge. I have followed Steve’s work over the years ( actually even before the workshop) and even… Continue Reading
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Readers: Like most of you, I have been following the “500-year flood” (some news sources have now upgraded it to the 1,000-year flood) caused by Hurricane Harvey, which made landfall on Aug. 25 on Rockport, TX. Rainfall reached more than 50 inches in some parts of Houston, which would be equal to the amount of precipitation… Continue Reading
