Date archive for October, 2010
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Preparing Data for Tableau (part 1)
This is a two part blog post about sharing data information using Tableau Public 5.2 visualization software which is a fantastic way to share data visualizations over the web. It’s easy to use, free, and allows users to share information by creating great interactive visualizations. The first challenge of creating great visualizations is getting the […]
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Good Data is a force for good.
The United Nations has declared that today is the first world statistics day, “celebrating the many contributions and achievements of official statistics”. It’s the kind of holiday that those of us in the data wrangling profession can really get behind. Data about people in general, and their well being, their needs and challenges is a […]
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Data quality challenges: behavioral inertia and its evil opposite
Often, I hear someone say something like “this would be much easier if users would just…” or “If only we could convince the sales people that…”. Technology folks often are frustrated by the people component of the complex systems they are trying to install. People are not a problem solved by technology Some try to […]
