Yearly Archives: 2014

Note: Since writing this post in 2014, I have, in fact, become a fan of sparklines. That said, I continue to see many instances where I think the dashboard author could present data more clearly using a different approach. Make sure to read the comments at the end of the post. I’ve never been a [...]

Overview One of the new features in Tableau 8.1 that Tableau Software is trumpeting quite a bit is one-click Box and Whisker Plot generation.  While I appreciate the new functionality, this chart type doesn’t “sing” to me the as much as jittering does.  Indeed, this “jittering” capability was the BIG discovery for me in 2013. [...]