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Want to Build a Superstar Analytics Team? Hire These Roles.

Data’s importance in the business world has been growing for some time. But the pandemic pushed...

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Why It's Time to Move Your Data to the Cloud

Today’s businesses need to be scalable, agile, and responsive to remain competitive. Moving to the...

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Data Science Applied: Decision Trees

In this post, we will learn how to build a basic decision tree using Python. We’ll be going over a...

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How to QA Tough Calculated Fields (Without Pulling Your Hair Out)

It’s tempting to try and solve calculation problems on the fly in your visualizations. Just slap...

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Tableau’s Pricing Model– and Why Small Businesses Should Care

Last year, Tableau released a small revision to their subscription pricing model and it’s a big win...

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How to Get Certified as a Power BI Data Analyst: Exam PL-300 Guide

Editor’s Note: This blog was originally published on Sep 29, 2021 and has been updated to reflect...

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Power BI for Beginners- Jeremy Anderson

Power BI for Beginners | 5 Tips to Get Started

In this blog post, intended for new Power BI developers, I identify some easy-to-use features that...

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How I passed the DA-100 Exam and became a microsoft certified data analyst associate and how you can too

Microsoft DA-100 Exam & Data Analyst Associate Certificate

My name is Jeremy and I am an Analytics Consultant with DataDrive. I recently passed the Microsoft...

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Data science in music and entertainment

Data Science in the Music and Entertainment Industry

As an aspiring musician and data scientist, I have always wanted to see how the two worlds collide....

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Top 5 tips to ace the Tableau Desktop Specialist Exam

Top Five Tips to Ace the Tableau Desktop Specialist Exam

I recently took and passed the Tableau Desktop Specialist exam. In this blog post, I’ll walk...

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Jeff Plattner Tableau Dashboard Templates

Start Saving Time with this Tableau Dashboard Templates Workbook

A couple of weeks ago, I published a Tableau Public workbook called Tableau Dashboard Layout...

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Tutorial: Dynamically Changing SQL Queries Utilizing Alteryx Analytic Apps

Dynamically Change SQL Queries Using Alteryx Analytic Apps

As analysts, we frequently find ourselves being asked to do basic data pulls from databases...

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How to Promote Ethics in Data Science and Analytics

Data science and analytics fall in an exciting intersection of math and science. The pattern...

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Education in the Cloud- Why School Districts Should Make the Leap to a Cloud-Based Data Platform

5 Reasons Why School Districts Should Invest in the Cloud

IT infrastructure is often a top priority for school districts. There are many dependencies on web...

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data science in healthcare

How Data Science Is Being Used In Healthcare

As technology has made data increasingly accessible, data science continues to transform and shape...

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Custom Containers

How To Make Custom Containers For Your Tableau Dashboard

Ever wonder how people make those awesome-looking Tableau dashboards with rounded edges and a drop...

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How to Integrate Tableau Into Salesforce

Ever since Salesforce acquired Tableau and Salesforce's Einstein Analytics was rebranded to Tableau...

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Consulting 4 highlights

Consulting at DataDrive | Four Highlights

Hi. My name is Jeff Plattner. I’m an Analytics Consultant with DataDrive in Minneapolis, MN. My...

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How to Get the Most Out of Your Snowflake Trial- Part 2

In the first part of this series, we talked about the importance of having proper security in place...

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A Basic Guide to Linear Regression Assumptions by Mahzabin Khan

A Basic Guide to Testing the Assumptions of Linear Regression in R

The very first step after building a linear regression model is to check whether your model meets...

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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 which...

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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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