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Heather ScalfDirector of Assessment
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Visualizations and Tableau
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My source
Jones, B. (2014). Communicating data with tableau. Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly.
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Data pyramid
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Principles of communicating data• Know your goal
Who?
Why?
GOAL
What?
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Principles of communicating data• Use the right data, and know your data
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Principles of communicating data• Use the best
visualizations• What is the best way
to encode your data for understanding?
Category 1
Category 2
Category 3
Category 4
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Chart Title
Series 1 Series 2 Series 3
Sales
1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th QtrImage via Computing for sustainability/
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Principles of communicating data• Design for aesthetics
https://public.tableau.com/views/Oktoberfest/English?:embed=y&:loadOrderID=0&:display_count=yes&:showTabs=y
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Principles of communicating data• Design for aesthetics
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Principles of communicating data• Choose an effective
medium/channel OR use the medium/channel that you have most effectively
• Use shading or color gradation for interactive vizzes• Don’t build super
busy dashboards designed for mobile devices• Add filtering
capabilities for greater depth
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Principles of communicating data• Check the results
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What about that metadata?• Jay Z Top 25
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What about that metadata?
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Tableau Public
• https://public.tableau.com/s/
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How to…• Open Tableau Public software• Connect to data—a file (Excel, Access, etc), a
server or other saved data source• Choose tables/worksheets that you want to
visualize• Open Tableau worksheet, drag and drop elements
to reveal your story
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