Small Multiples are one of my favorite design techniques for comparison…and one of the more difficult visualizations to do well. This post shares an expert example from The Wall Street Journal…notice the minimalist use of axis labels (left-most chart only) to reduce information clutter.
Author: Andy Kirk
This gem is part of a series highlighting the small design decisions that have a big impact on data visualization.
http://www.visualisingdata.com/2016/05/little-visualisation-design-part-16/
The missing Visualization Tool comparison I’ve always been looking for. Extensive list of visualization options by tool with links to examples and instructions. Many thanks to Andy Kirk for assembling!
http://chartmaker.visualisingdata.com/
Andy Kirk creates a Best of the Visualisation Web summary every month. Rich source of new ideas. January is no exception.
http://www.visualisingdata.com/2018/04/best-visualisation-web-january-2018/
#MarchMadness is upon us! Don't drive yourself crazy with brackets this year. @Cleartelligence teamed up with Alteryx, @tableau and @DataRobot to create a kickass Bracket Generator using some of the most powerful #Data #analytics tools out there https://t.co/gTGwLOgLS7 pic.twitter.com/j4b16aipi3
— Alteryx (@alteryx) March 13, 2018
Tableau made a big splash on Thursday with the announcement of Hyper, the next generation of data access for large and complex data sets. Hyper replaces Tableau Data Extract files as the default filetype for all Tableau extracts, and the promise of lightening fast data access was demonstrated using a complex geospatial example at the Hyperfest event hosted by AthenaHealth in Watertown.
This was a big announcement. Tableau even upgraded the hors d’ouvers for this event. A room full of Analytsts with curry chicken skewers is an attentive audience.
Tableau 10.5 is a big release. In addition to the new Hyper engine, highlights include the ability to embed visualizations directly in tooltips (when you rollover a data point, a nice mini-graph can appear in an informative bubble), and a connector to Box to name a few. Well…to name the few that have me most excited. We live on Box at work, and the inability to connect directly to our primary file store has been a sore point for a while.
I went back to the office to experience HYPER for myself by crunching several million rows of regional sales data with some modestly complex calculations built-in. Hyper did not disappoint. The resulting extract took seconds to produce…and now I can access it directly from Box.
My next question? Can Alteryx write to the Hyper format yet? And is there an Alteryx connector to Box?
