Boston University, Wheelock Educational Policy Center

THE DATA VISUALIZATION CHECKLIST FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2024 ⋅ BOSTON UNIVERSITY, THE WHEELOCK EDUCATIONAL POLICY CENTER WELCOME Let’s talk data visualizations. Join data communication specialist, Erin Waldron, as she unpacks the most common blunders researchers make as we try to visualize our data in presentations, reports, and dashboards. These data visualization mistakes are predictable and […]

Start with a Sketch: How to Build Custom Charts in Tableau

START WITH A SKETCH HOW TO BUILD CUSTOM CHARTS IN TABLEAU ⋅ TABLEAU USER GROUP PRESENTATION WELCOME Dream up your next visualization on graph paper. Time to bring analog strategies back into your data visualization routine! Check out this thirty minute Tableau demo that will make you want to scrounge up some graph paper. You can […]

Tableau Speed Tipping

TABLEAU SPEED TIPPING ORGANIZED DATA ⋅ TIDY WORKBOOKS ⋅ BEAUTIFUL VISUALIZATIONS ⋅ FLEXIBLE DASHBOARDS WELCOME 60 Tableau Tips in 30 Minutes Join us for a lightning round of Tableau tips! In this talk originally presented for the Kansas City Tableau User Group, we’re aiming for 60 tips in 30 minutes with tricks for every Tableau […]

TC19 | The Dashboard Design Checklist

THE DASHBOARD DESIGN CHECKLIST 16 STEPS TO CREATE BEAUTIFUL DATA DASHBOARDS WHAT YOU’LL LEARN Here are the 16 design decisions behind each of our dashboards. In real time, we’ll leverage 16 aesthetic decisions to transform a lackluster dashboard into a striking composition. As we build in Tableau, we’ll pinpoint when to use each technique and […]