When Simon, Spencer and James asked me earlier this year if I could join the #sportsvizsunday team as a guest host for one of the upcoming months I was very honored, and my answer was of course ‘yes’. I have followed this initiative since it was established, and it has always been fun to work with datasets on various sports in or beside the monthly challenges throughout the year. I have always used these challenges as opportunities to learn new techniques and chart types.
Creating Data-Driven Scoring-Models
Scoring-Models are something like a Swiss Army Knife in decision-making and you can use them on almost unlimited occasions. They are models in which various criteria are weighted and result in a score. Based on this score a conclusion or a decision can be made or an advice can be given.
They follow a very structured setup:
- Define criteria
- Weight criteria
- Assess alternatives based on the defined criteria (e. g. on a scale from 1-10)
- Calculate part-scores ( 2. x 3. )
- Calculate overall score ( ∑ 4. )
Dynamic Labeling in Axis Hierarchies
For this week’s #workoutwednesday challenge I recreated a viz by Rody Zakovich (click to play with the interactive version on Tableau Public).
Custom Scroll Control for Synchronized Scrolling
When I did this week’s #workoutwednesday challenge, I learned how to use the Index-Formula to filter measures within a view to create the BANs in my viz (click the image to play with the interactive version on Tableau Public). Probably not too spectacular to many of you.
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Custom Zoom Control for (Multiple) Maps
Last week I wrote about how to create bounding boxes in Tableau. In my most recent visualization I used them to create a custom zoom control for multiple maps. Click the dashboard to play with the interactive version on Tableau Public.
Bounding Boxes in Tableau
For #makeovermonday week 34 I created a viz that is showing fatalities of crisis in Africa and Asia (click the image).
Almost Connected Dot Plots
In my most recent visualization on red cards in major European football leagues I used a little design trick that led to an ‘almost connected dot plot’ (click to see the interactive version).
Scatter Plots & Reference Lines/Bands
Some weeks ago this Tweet by Rody Zakovich caught my eyes:
New @tableaupublic Viz!
Top 50 NBA Scoring Leadershttps://t.co/oUSkeSFZgH
Special thanks to @JtothaVizzo and @VizBizWiz pic.twitter.com/0NCNrtzvX4— Rody Zakovich (@RodyZakovich) 31. Mai 2018
#IronViz Recap Part 2: Pushing the Limits
Five minutes before showtime, we were already waiting behind the huge stage of the ICC Auditorium for the grand #IronVizEurope final to start. I was taking a deep breath and Jade Le Van asked me: “Are you ok?“. I said “Yes, I am. But why am I doing this?” And she answered: “You are pushing your limits.”
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#IronViz Recap Part 1: How to Build Trapezium Tile Maps
Some of you may have seen the #IronVizEurope grand final, where trapezium tile maps (Neil Richards labeled them this way and I quite liked it) for Europe played a significant part in my winning viz on the Big Mac Index.
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