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Nov. 14, Day 24

by | Nov 14, 2018 | Fall2018_class, Tableau

Agenda

Review R Studio Assignments

Tableau Dashboards

Example Map – Lots of Data – Popup Legends:

https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2018/employment-rose-9-percent-in-midland-texas-from-september-2017-to-september-2018.htm

Review R Studio Assignments:

Answer to GGPLOT Exercise

 

Two Measure Graphic Using Megan’s Super Tableau Tricks

Format the numbers once in the Measures:
Right Click – Default Properties | Number Format | Aggregation | Median
Right Click – Default Properties | Number Format | Aggregation | Percentage (or Currency …etc)
 
 
Build a graph with two measures, one by bar and the other by line. 
Two measures. One Debt, one Default. Switch one to line
—Drag 3-year default rate to sheet
—Drag College Name to columns
—Drag Median Debt to far right hand column
—You have dots on view. Change median debt from Automatic to a line in Marks Card
—Change 3-year default rate from Automatic to bars in Marks Card
 
Format Legend Titles Correctly – Drag Legends to Bottom, Resize and Rename so words fit correctly
 
Post to WordPress

 

Formatting Filters in Tableau.

Easy Fix to An Annoying Issue

Example: Map with linked interactive filters and sliders

<div class='tableauPlaceholder' id='viz1542164046983' style='position: relative'><noscript><a href='#'><img alt=' ' src='https://public.tableau.com/static/images/K6/K6ZGPTZK3/1_rss.png' style='border: none' /></a></noscript><object class='tableauViz' style='display:none;'><param name='host_url' value='https%3A%2F%2Fpublic.tableau.com%2F' /> <param name='embed_code_version' value='3' /> <param name='path' value='shared/K6ZGPTZK3' /> <param name='toolbar' value='yes' /><param name='static_image' value='https://public.tableau.com/static/images/K6/K6ZGPTZK3/1.png' /> <param name='animate_transition' value='yes' /><param name='display_static_image' value='yes' /><param name='display_spinner' value='yes' /><param name='display_overlay' value='yes' /><param name='display_count' value='yes' /><param name='filter' value='publish=yes' /></object></div> <script type='text/javascript'> var divElement = document.getElementById('viz1542164046983'); var vizElement = divElement.getElementsByTagName('object')[0]; vizElement.style.width='100%';vizElement.style.height=(divElement.offsetWidth*0.75)+'px'; var scriptElement = document.createElement('script'); scriptElement.src = 'https://public.tableau.com/javascripts/api/viz_v1.js'; vizElement.parentNode.insertBefore(scriptElement, vizElement); </script>

Dashboard Workshop

Inspired by Megan Putney, we will continue forward on Tableau dashboards on Wednesday.

Here is some detailed guidance on your final assignment graphics and dashboards. I think these are good ideas. But if you have something better, let me know and edit this Google Doc. And we will discuss.

We will review some of Megan’s super Tableau tricks in class and then you will use a chunk of the remaining time to hammer out these dashboards and ask questions. 

  1. Create Bins: https://onlinehelp.tableau.com/current/pro/desktop/en-us/calculations_bins.htm
  2. Format Filters – See video below
  3. Use parameters to organize data: https://onlinehelp.tableau.com/current/pro/desktop/en-us/parameters_create.htm
  4. Use sets to organize data: https://onlinehelp.tableau.com/current/pro/desktop/en-us/sortgroup_sets_create.htm#Use

Let’s make good use of this time since the deadline is approaching fast.

King’s College Exchange Program – Interest?

 

We have been invited to partner with King’s College in New York, which offers a program that allows students to spend a semester there. They take a few courses, but the real incentive is that the program connects each student to a newsroom internship in New York, which would open doors for their careers that are difficult from Arkansas. 

Participating newsrooms include CNBC, The New York Daily News, Brooklyn News, and Newsweek, and a host of others that is a mix of broadcast and digital and print. With tuition, housing, and credit hours, students would pay $12k for the semester — they would stay in the dorms on campus. It’s not a bad deal for a semester in NYC. 

Informal poll – Anyone generally interested in this?