DataFam Roundup: April 15–19, 2024

A weekly blog that brings together what’s trending in the Tableau Community all in one post.

Welcome! Dig into this week's DataFam Roundup—a weekly blog that brings together community content all in one post. As always, we invite you to send us your content—and the DataFam content from your peers that have inspired you! Find the content submission form here

Community Highlight

To recognize new and consistent Tableau contributors—we’re excited to have a section within the weekly DataFam Roundup called the Tableau Community Highlight. Find out how to get involved. 

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Jun Yan Yeo, Singapore Land Transport Authority Deputy Manager
Singapore

Jun Yan Yeo is the Deputy Manager at the Singapore Land Transport Authority. He is involved in the Tableau Community in a variety of ways including participating in the Singapore Tableau User Group, publishing vizzes on Tableau Public, and writing a blog on his Tableau learnings and experience. 

After beginning to read books about data visualization, Jun was inspired to start his blog as a place to write and share book reviews, with the overarching goal of contributing to the DataFam in a unique way. He now also uses his blog as a place to share Tableau tips and techniques that he believes are less popular and not as widely explained. In the future, Jun plans on writing a course or book about data visualization in Tableau. 

Connect with Jun on Linkedin, X, Tableau Public, and on his blog

DataFam content 

Dive into content created by the Tableau Community: 

Ken Flerlage, The Flerlage Twins: 4 Ways to Create Highlight Tables in Tableau Using Discrete Color

Team Tableau

Upcoming events and community participation

Vizzes

P A T H | We Are Data People: Formula 01

See the latest Viz of the Day, trending vizzes, featured authors, and more on Tableau Public.

Check out some inspirational vizzes created by the community:

Community Projects

Recreations of W.E.B Dubois's Data Portraits

Recreations of W.E.B Dubois's Data Portraits
Web: W.E.B. Dubois's Data Portraits
Twitter: #DubiosChallenge

 

Back 2 Viz Basics 

A bi-weekly project helping those who are newer in the community and just starting out with Tableau. Not limited just to newbies!
Web: Back 2 Viz Basics
Twitter: #B2VB
Week 8: Create a Percent of Total Chart

 

Workout Wednesday

Build your skills with a weekly challenge to re-create an interactive data visualization. 
Web: Workout Wednesday
Twitter: #WOW2022
Week 16:  Can you create a sales dashboard by effectively utilizing headers?

 

Preppin' Data

A weekly challenge to help you learn to prepare data and use Tableau Prep. 
Web: Preppin’ Data
Twitter: #PreppinData
Week 16: Budget vs Actuals

 

DataFam Con 

A monthly challenge covering pop culture and fandoms. 
Web: DataFam Con
Twitter: #DataFamCon
March 2024 Challenge: Sports Movies Edition

 

Makeover Monday

Create business dashboards using provided data sets for various industries and departments.
Web: Makeover Monday
Twitter: #MakeoverMonday
Week 15: The Conservatives’ economic record since 2010 in 10 charts

 

EduVizzers 

A monthly project connecting real education data with real people.
Web: Eduvizzers
April 2024: School Bullying

 

Viz for Social Good

Volunteer to design data visualizations that help nonprofits harness the power of data for social change.
Web: Viz for Social Good
Twitter: #VizforSocialGood
March 15 - April 19, 2023: Visualizing the Social Impact of Viz for Social Good

 

Games Night Viz 

A monthly project focusing on using data from your favorite games.
Web: Games Nights Viz
Twitter: #GamesNightViz
Season 2: With great power comes great vizzes

 

Iron Quest

Practice data sourcing, preparation, and visualization skills in a themed monthly challenge. 
Web: Iron Quest
Twitter: #IronQuest
Women

 

Storytelling with Data

Practice data visualization and storytelling skills by participating in monthly challenges and exercises. 
Web: Storytelling with Data
Twitter: #SWDChallenge
April 2024: Napoleon's April

 

Project Health Viz

Uncover new stories by visualizing healthcare data sets provided each month. 
Web: Project Health Viz
Twitter: #ProjectHealthViz
October 2023: Customizing Shapes with Opacity in Tableau

 

Diversity in Data

An initiative centered around diversity, equity & awareness by visualizing provided datasets each month. 
Web: Diversity in Data
Twitter: #DiversityinData
November 2023: Disney Demographics

 

Sports Viz Sunday

Create and share data visualizations using rich, sports-themed data sets in a monthly challenge. 
Web: Sports Viz Sunday
Twitter: #SportsVizSunday

 

Real World Fake Data

Create business dashboards using provided data sets for various industries and departments.
Web: Real World Fake Data
Twitter: #RWFD
2024 - Admin Insights

 

Data Plus Music 

A monthly project visualizing the data behind the music we love!
Web: Data Plus Music
Twitter: #DataPlusMusic