This document contains links to various blog posts and articles about data visualization and Tableau. It discusses topics like improving chart designs, adding filters, generating high resolution images, creating box and whisker plots, color alternatives, responsive dashboards, histograms using levels of detail, setting parameter values using the JavaScript API, and more. Many of the links include visualizations and tutorials for creating different chart types and integrating additional functionality into Tableau.

1. November 2015
Streamgraph: http://www.columbia.edu/~yy2504/streamgraph.html

2. Makeover Monday:
The Highest Paid Positions in the NFL

3. What is
Wrong With
This Chart?

4. “I really like the idea behind this chart:
understanding the salary distribution of NFL
players by position. However, there are a few
problems with this chart” - Andy
• The labels are vertical, making them harder
than necessary to read.
• It took me a while to understand the
sorting; the chart appears to be sorted by
average salary.
• The salaries are only for the top 10 in each
position, which means the min, avg and
max are all relative to those 10 players.
• The labelling feels like it’s cluttering the
chart.
http://vizwiz.blogspot.com/2015/11/makeover-monday-highest-paid-positions.html

5. “To address these concerns, I’ve created the viz
below. In my version, I’ve made the following
changes” - Andy
• Changed the labels to horizontal
• Added options for sorting the viz by any of the
metrics and allowing the user to pick a sort
order
• Added a filter for the team the position belongs
to
• Changed the chart from a bar chart to a dot
plot/DNA chart
• Moved the labels into the middle of the dots,
where they fit, and removed the $ symbols
• Changed the colors to use the official NFL
colors
http://vizwiz.blogspot.com/2015/11/makeover-monday-highest-paid-positions.html

6. http://public.tableau.com/views/NFLSalaries_0/NFLSalaries?:embed=y&:loadOrderID=0&
:display_count=yes&:showTabs=y

7. A Practical Introduction to Context Filters in Tableau
http://paintbynumbersblog.blogspot.com/2015/11/lets-put-some-things-into-context.html
“In simple terms, putting a filter in context ensures that all
other filters are dependent on that Context Filter. Tableau
filters otherwise act independently and this is a useful feature,
but may sometimes mean that filtering doesn't do what you
might first expect it to do.”

8. Send an Email in Tableau
http://reports4u.co.uk/send-an-email-from-tableau/
Use a
hyperlink
with the
Mailto:
Syntax

9. SCHEDULED E-MAILS FROM EMBEDDED VIZ
http://tableauandbehold.com/2015/11/11/scheduled-e-mails-from-embedded-tableau-
visualizations/
PHP
Listener

10. Generating High Resolution Images of Tableau Views
http://blog.databender.net/2015/11/24/generating-high-resolution-images-of-tableau-views/
http://<server>/vizql/sheetimage/<view_id>?:pixelratio=2
:pixelratio=1
This is the standard resolution for most devices.
:pixelratio=2
This is the resolution we generate automatically for retina devices. (Max for Maps)
:pixelratio=4
But we can take this higher…
:pixelratio=10
Much, much higher.
vs

11. Making the “Year of” go away
http://drawingwithnumbers.artisart.org/getting-rid-of-year-of-for-dates/

12. http://vizpainter.com/some-tableau-tips-options-for-box-and-whisker/
Boxplots enhanced with Histograms

13. http://www.visualisingdata.com/2015/11/colour-swatch-alternatives-to-green-and-red/
Color Swatch Alternatives to Red and Green

14. https://www.tableau.com/about/blog/2015/11/best-tableau-web-november-2015-46152
Responsive Dashboards in Tableau

15. http://vizdiff.blogspot.com/2015/06/histogram-via-lod.html
Histograms Via LOD

16. http://ugamarkj.blogspot.com/
Override Action Filters using… Other Action Filters
“The trick is to add an arbitrary field to
the action filter that can be passed by all
the action filters. As you can see in the
screenshot below, I created a field called
"Filter Link" and gave it a value of 1. I
placed it in all the source views so that
the action filter will include it when
passing the filter values to the
destination view. Note that the pill has to
be blue.”

17. http://vizwiz.blogspot.com/2015/11/tableau-tip-tuesday-how-to-create-multi.html
How to Create Multi-row DNA Charts

18. http://sirvizalot.blogspot.com/2015/11/hex-tile-maps-in-tableau.html
Hex Tile Maps

19. http://www.dataplusscience.com/MLBbarcode.html
MLB Bar Code Chart

20. http://www.evolytics.com/blog/how-to-map-anything-in-tableau/
How to MAP ANYTHING

21. http://www.evolytics.com/blog/how-to-map-anything-in-tableau/
Create Polygon SHAPES of ANYTHING
+ +

22. http://tableaufriction.blogspot.com/2015/11/hack-academy-multi-level-moving-averages.html
Multi-Level Moving Averages

23. http://blog.datatonic.com/2015/11/dynamic-geo-optimization-in-tableau.html
Dynamic Geo-Optimization Using R-Integration

24. http://tableauandbehold.com/2015/11/20/using-tableau-javascript-api-to-fill-parameter-from-a-selection/
JS API: Setting a Parameter’s Value

25. http://tableaulove.com/the-mondo-tabjolt-post/
The Mondo TabJolt Post

26. http://tableaulove.com/should-i-split-my-single-tableau-server-8-core/
Don’t Split a Single 8 Core Machine Into Two 4 Core Boxes

27. http://vizninja.com/2015/11/15/how-to-properly-back-up-your-tableau-server/
How to Properly Back Up Your Server

28. http://datasaurus-rex.com/?p=1662
The Best Graph Ever Drawn

29. http://dataremixed.com/2015/11/avoiding-data-pitfalls-part-3-confusing-colors/
Avoid CONFUSING Colors

30. https://public.tableau.com/views/OddsonBedlam/OddsOnBedlam?:showVizHome=no&:embed=y&:toolbar=no
Thanksgiving Football Viz: Odds on Bedlam

31. http://flowingdata.com/2015/11/25/thanksgiving-flight-patterns/
Thanksgiving Viz: Thanksgiving Flight Patterns

32. http://sirvizalot.blogspot.com/2015/10/sports-abstract-art.html
Thanksgiving Football Viz: Path to the Draft

33. I pity the fool who doesn’t…
VISUALIZE