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The Women of DataDrive - Mahzabin Khan

Mahzabin Khan Mahzabin has been with DataDrive as an Analytics Consultant for six months. Originally from Dhaka, Bangladesh, Mahz attended Winona State University and double majored in Statistics and Data Science. That said, her path to data...

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The Women of DataDrive - Meg Johnson

Meg Johnson Meg has been with DataDrive for a year and a half as an Analytics Consultant. She...

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The Women of Data Drive Bree Linville

The Women of DataDrive- Bree Linville

Bree Linville I love Legos. Growing up, I convinced my younger brothers to share a room so we...

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Einstein Salesforce Analytics Consultant Certification

A Guide to the Salesforce Einstein Analytics Consultant Certification

*Updated Aug 11, 2021 Are you considering getting a Salesforce Certified Einstein Analytics (now...

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Tableau vs Tableau CRM (Einstein Analytics)?

With the recent acquisition of Tableau by Salesforce, it’s no doubt that there are many questions...

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Human Centered Data™. This is the way.

Always put people at the heart of your analytics efforts. One of my favorite things about our team...

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A Basic Guide to Logistic Regression

You have a great understanding of linear regression, but you have been baffled with a dataset...

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6 Questions to Help You Answer: Should I Go into Analytics Consulting?

Whether you're just starting out in the analytics field or are considering a change, it can be...

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Snowflake ELT Automation

Recently, I was assisting an analytics team with implementing a Snowflake cloud data warehouse....

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Monday Makeover | Tableau Design Tips for a Cleaner Visualization

On April 30th, 2017 I published my very first Makeover Monday visualization to Tableau Public....

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How to Get the Most Out of Your Snowflake Trial Part One

In most cases, a trial period is a great way to get introduced to a new tool and evaluate if its...

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Regression, RServe & Tableau/Prep : Visualizing Model Performance

So you acquired all this of this awesome data and you’re asked to build a model to predict an...

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Tableau Escape Room: Save the Christmas Cheer

Play Escape Room Here Twas’ the night before Christmas and all through Tableau, not a data...

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Using Salesforce’s Einstein AI with Tableau

With the Salesforce acquisition of Tableau, a popular question is - how can Einstein’s powerful...

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WOW2020 #49 Tutorial: Can you toggle between AND & OR filtering logic?

Analytics Consultant Sam Epley walks us through how he completed his week 49...

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Getting Started with TabPy and Rserve in Tableau Prep

With the proliferation of data analysis tools out there, and the growing ability to use them in...

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Tutorial: Build a Clean Annotation Layer for use in Tableau

Leading up to the 2020 NBA Draft, I shared a Tableau Public visualization called NBA Draft Gems,...

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Tutorial: Building a Presidential Election Dashboard in Tableau

One week remains before Election Day in the United States. That means that one of the most...

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Zero to Tableau Certified in 90 Days

As an Analytics Consultant, it’s my responsibility to leverage Tableau and other tools to develop...

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Parameter Use: Zoom In/Out on Chart

Have you ever had the need to zoom in and zoom out on a chart? Have you needed to be able to see...

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Hex Maps for Tableau: US, Territories, & Canada

Web maps are tricky. Let's say you are using a dataset to compare sales across states and provinces...

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Tableau's New Data Model- Exploring Tableau Relationships

Tableau's Fancy Feature in 2020.2 "The Noodle" Tableau continues to add awesome new features with...

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Top 5 Features of Tableau v2020.1

Tableau’s latest quarterly release in Q1 2020 was jam packed with amazing features that have...

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Data Scientist

Use Tableau to Become the Data Scientist Everyone Wants to Work With

The Key Ingredient: Human Centered Design Raise your hand if you or someone you know has an...

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How to Make Working With Dashboard Containers EASY

Once upon a time, every great dashboard I built used floating objects for almost everything. It was...

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