Building Cycle Charts to Look at Trend Data

Posted by Jock Mackinlay on January 15, 2008

The January 2008 newsletter from Perceptual Edge is an excellent description of Cycle Plots by Naomi B Robbins Ph.D, which are a less known way to look at trend data. On her website, you can find a link that describes how you can create these views in Excel and provided the input data. I think it is great when people give you access to the data that is shown in examples. I used the same data to build a cycle chart in Tableau in a couple of minutes.


Laszlo Letter Blog Sees Tableau as "Worth a Look" for the Biopharma Industry

Posted by Elissa Fink on December 14, 2007

George Laszlo who writes the blog "The Laszlo Letter" made a great point in his December 13, 2007 blog entry. It's easy not to try anything new because what you're currently using is working okay. But then you miss out on great stuff. George makes the argument that Tableau Software is a little like that.


Andy on Enterprise Software Recognizes Tableau Innovation

Posted by Elissa Fink on December 12, 2007

The blog Andy on Enterprise Software had a recent post about something many people in the Business Intelligence (BI) industry (and its periphery) are talking about: what the restructuring of the BI market by acquisitions is doing to product innovation and next generation BI. He cited Tableau Software as an exception and an industry innovator. Innovation (and not just for its own sake) is a high-minded goal and one we take seriously.


Stephen Few’s Review: Customers at the Center

Posted by Christian Chabot on November 15, 2007

Now and then you get feedback on your company’s work that not only makes you proud but also reminds you why you do what you do.


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