1. Are You as Smart as a Tableau Consultant
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Are You as Smart as a Tableau Consultant
Bronson Shonk
Sr. Product Consultant
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8. Problem Solving in Tableau

15. Flight departs at 10am

16. Arrive at the airport at 8:30am
Flight departs at 10am

17. Arrive at the airport at 8:30am
Leave the house by 8am
Arrive at the airport at 8:30am
Flight departs at 10am

18. Arrive at the airport at 8:30am
Wake up at 7:15am
Leave the house by 8am
Arrive at the airport at 8:30am
Flight departs at 10am

19. Problem Solving Techniques
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Problem Solving Techniques
Understand the Problem
Working Backwards (retrograde analysis)
Breaking Down the Problem (chunking)
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20. Common Data Problems Visual Layout Creating Data Reshaping Data
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Common Data Problems
Visual Layout
Creating Data
Reshaping Data
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21. Agenda Challenges: Trellis Charts Open/Active Items
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Agenda
Challenges:
Trellis Charts
Open/Active Items
Second Purchase Date
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22. What to think about…

23. Trellis Chart Tableau Conference 2016 4/20/2019 4:02 AM
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25. Restate the problem Tableau Conference 2016 4/20/2019 4:02 AM
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31. Rows
(Y-Axis)
Columns
(X-Axis)

33. Rows
(Y-Axis)
Columns
(X-Axis)

34. ( Y Coordinate, X Coordinate )
(0,0)
(0,1)
(0,2)
(1,0)
(1,1)
(1,2)
(2,0)
(2,1)
(2,2)
( Y Coordinate, X Coordinate )

37. (0,0)

38. Working Backwards Tableau Conference 2016 4/20/2019 4:02 AM
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41. 49 states =
49 unique coordinates

43. Active/Open Items Tableau Conference 2016 4/20/2019 4:02 AM
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44. On any given day/month/year, how many items were active/open?

46. Understand the Problem
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Understand the Problem
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48. We have the order id (item), we have dates, so why can we not just count the orders per date?

49. No data for 9/21/2010

50. Working Backwards Tableau Conference 2016 4/20/2019 4:02 AM
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52. What we need:

53. What we have:

54. Clearly defined problem
Simple solution to steer towards

56. Start Date <= Date <= End Date

57. Start Date <= Date <= End Date

58. Start Date <= Date <= End Date

59. Start Date <= Date <= End Date

60. Start Date <= Date <= End Date

61. Start Date <= Date <= End Date

62. Start Date <= Date <= End Date

63. Iterate through these methods for each order.

64. Second Purchase Date Tableau Conference 2016 4/20/2019 4:02 AM
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65. What percentage of customers made a second purchase in under 6 months?

66. Chunking Tableau Conference 2016 4/20/2019 4:02 AM
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67. What percentage of customers made a second purchase in under 6 months?

68. Percentage of Total

69. 1

70. Bin Customers into Groups

71. 2

72. Calculate Length of Time to Second purchase

73. 3

74. 4
Two Fields Required:
First Order Date?
Second Order Date?

77. What is the gap between students 1st and 2nd highest exam scores?
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What is the gap between students 1st and 2nd highest exam scores?
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78. What is the gap between students 1st and 2nd highest exam scores?
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What is the gap between students 1st and 2nd highest exam scores?
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79. What is the gap between students 1st and 2nd highest exam scores?
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What is the gap between students 1st and 2nd highest exam scores?
Table Calculation: RANK()
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80. What is the gap between students 1st and 2nd highest exam scores?
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81. What is the gap between students 1st and 2nd highest exam scores?
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What is the gap between students 1st and 2nd highest exam scores?
Columnar Calculation:
1st – 2nd = 2
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82. What is the gap between students 1st and 2nd highest exam scores?
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What is the gap between students 1st and 2nd highest exam scores?
Calculation 2
Calculation 1
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83. What is the gap between students 1st and 2nd highest exam scores?
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What is the gap between students 1st and 2nd highest exam scores?
Calculation 1
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84. What is the gap between students 1st and 2nd highest exam scores?
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What is the gap between students 1st and 2nd highest exam scores?
Calculation 1
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85. What is the gap between students 1st and 2nd highest exam scores?
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86. What is the gap between students 1st and 2nd highest exam scores?
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What is the gap between students 1st and 2nd highest exam scores?
Calculation 2
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87. What is the gap between students 1st and 2nd highest exam scores?
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89. What is the gap between students 1st and 2nd highest exam scores?
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90. What is the gap between students 1st and 2nd highest exam scores?
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What is the gap between students 1st and 2nd highest exam scores?
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91. Closing Tableau Conference 2016 4/20/2019 4:02 AM
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92. Wake up at ______

93. Wake up at __8am__

94. 2 hours:
Wake up at __8am__
Flight departs at 10am

95. 45 min from arrival to departure
2 hours:
45 min get ready
30 min drive
45 min from arrival to departure
Wake up at __8am__
Flight departs at 10am

96. Problem Solving Techniques
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Problem Solving Techniques
Understand the Problem
Working Backwards (retrograde analysis)
Breaking Down the Problem (chunking)
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97. Tableau Data Concepts Visual Layout Creating Data Reshaping Data
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Tableau Data Concepts
Visual Layout
Creating Data
Reshaping Data
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98. What is next? tableart.co
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What is next? tableart.co
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100. Thursday, Nov 10 Solving real world challenges with LOD
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RELATED SESSIONS
Thursday, Nov 10 Solving real world challenges with LOD
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101. Bronson Shonk bshonk@tableau.com tableart.co bronsonshonk.com
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Bronson Shonk
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