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Expert Blogs
Blogs on Tableau, blogs by Tableau, blogs on good and bad data visualisation.
All really useful and informative. Some are even entertaining…
Library
Reading what’s in our library can help you to design better looking and more efficient dashboards in Tableau.
Videos
A collection of videos to help if you are starting off with Tableau or want to understand the science behind effective data visualisations
Datasets
Looking for examples of big (or small) real world datasets to play with in Tableau?
XY Data Blog
A Selection of my latest Blog Posts
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The British Empire Visualised in Tableau Desktop
This interactive visualisation uses Tableau Desktop to show the colonies, territories, dominions and protectorates ruled by the British Empire over time.
Globbing file pattern error received from BigQuery
Error displayed by Tableau : The Google BigQuery service was unable to process this request. Encountered an error while globbing file pattern.
Using the Project description in Tableau Server to hold administrative fields
This post describes how we can store data in the Tableau Server Project description.
Connecting to Tableau Server’s PostgreSQL repository database
Tableau Server uses a PostgreSQL database called ‘workgroup’ as its repository. This guide will explain how we can connect Tableau Desktop to this repository.
How To Create Diverging Bars in Tableau Desktop
This guide will explain how to create different styles of Diverging Bar Charts (or Butterfly Charts) in Tableau Desktop.
How to connect Tableau Desktop to a SharePoint List
Tableau Desktop can connect to SharePoint lists using the pre-packed oData connector.
Performance of teams newly promoted to the English Premier League
How many team promoted to the English Premier League survive their first season?
Using INFORMATION_SCHEMA or system views in SQL Server
When querying the SQL Server metadata should we use INFORMATION_SCHEMA or system views?
Search SQL Server database for column name
This post describes how to search SQL Server for a column name.
Dials, Gauges and Speedometers in Tableau Desktop
This article will describe how to create dials, gauges and speedometers in Tableau Desktop.
About Me
My name is Darren Chalk. I am a Tableau Consultant and Data Analyst.
Welcome to XY Data. On this site you will find guides on how to learn and get the best out of Tableau using interesting real world data.
I have 16 years experience in Business Intelligence and have been specialising in Tableau Software since 2010. I am Tableau Certified.
Outside of work I run marathons & ultra-marathons and love watching AFC Bournemouth.
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