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Long Data v Wide Data

Something I’ve mentioned quite a lot in my Tableau for Sports series of videos is how the data is laid out and why that is important for your analysis. This is true regardless of which visualization tool you use, so

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The Potted History of Moneyball

In 2003 a book was published which completely changed analysis. That book is Moneyball, or, Moneyball: The Art of Winning and Unfair Game to give it its full title. Moneyball has become such a phenomenon that Mike Hughes, former England

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Profile: Metrica Sports

Metrica Sports is one of those rare examples where an idea hatched by three mates in a pub actually led somewhere great. This month I spoke with Ruben Saavedra, Metrica’s CEO, to learn more about the product. The company was

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Tableau Beeswarm Plot

How to create a beeswarm plot in Tableau Big thanks to Ninad Barbadikar for his tutorial which you can find here. This is the calculation that makes it possible; IF INDEX()%2=0 THEN INDEX()-1 ELSE INDEX()*-1+1 END Part 2

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Google Data Analytics Course

Google launches three new entry-level Professional Certificates on Coursera They are designed to prepare learners for an entry-level role in under six months. The certificates don’t have any prerequisites. The certificates can offer stepping stones to well-paying careers (not just

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