The Data School Blog
Employee Profile – Tim Fawcett
This week I sat down with one of our Data Schoolers, who is about to finish up his time with us. In this conversation, Tim went through his background prior to joining, his experience during the program and his advice for potential applicants. Tim has had a...
Employee Profile – Oliver Inthavong
This week I sat down with one of our Data School Alumni. In this conversation, Oliver went through his background prior to joining, his experience during the program and his advice for potential applicants. Oliver graduated from USYD with a Bachelor of Science...
Employee Profile – Prerana Amatya
This week I sat down with one of our Data Schoolers, who is partway through her Data School journey. In this conversation, Prerana went through her background prior to joining, her experience during the program and advice for potential applicants. Prerana holds...
What did it take to get into DSAU28?
Let’s take a look at what it took to get in to our latest cohort, DSAU28! If you are interested in joining one of our future cohorts, this is a great chance to see what kind of visualisations our successful applicants produced. I’ve shared some comments about what...
What did it take to get into DSAU27?
Let’s take a look at what it took to get in to our latest cohort, DSAU27! If you are interested in joining one of our future cohorts, this is a great chance to see what kind of visualisations our successful applicants produced. I’ve shared some comments about what...
Dashboard Week: A Little Chaos, A Lot of Growth
Dashboard Week is tough. Why? That’s because we have five datasets (not all were clean), one per day, and we were required to build a dashboard and present it the next morning. On top of that, there is a blog that needs to be done for each day as well. We have between...
15 Weeks, Countless Lessons: My Journey Through The Data School Training
It’s been 15 weeks since the training began, and looking back, it’s been quite the journey. At the start, I was anxious about how I’d adapt to a new work environment, especially one so fast paced and focused on technical growth. I remember feeling overwhelmed there...
Customize your Tableau Dashboards
The Importance of Expression As data consultants, one of our key responsibilities is to deliver dashboards that not only provide actionable insights but also resonate with each client’s unique identity. A generic dashboard may get the job done, but a truly impactful...
A Guide to Date Functions in Tableau
In this post, we'll be exploring date functions in Tableau. We'll start off with a cheat sheet, showcasing the more commonly used date functions with examples and outputs. And then diving into five real-world use cases, such as shipping delays, month-over-month sales...
Connecting and Visualizing API Data in Power BI
One of our Friday Challenges at the Data School was to connect to an API in Power BI and design a Power BI report using the data we extracted. We had the choice to connect to any API of our choosing with or without authorization or pagination. The API I chose to...
Row-Level-Security (RLS) in Power BI
What is Row Level Security (RLS) Row level security is a feature in Power BI that allows you to restrict data access on who is viewing the report. Instead of creating multiple dashboards for separate audiences, RLS allows you to apply filter dynamically so each user...
Confessions of a Formerly Messy Alteryx User
The Art of Clean Canvases: Alteryx Tips from My Data School Journey When I first started using Alteryx, my main goal was just to get my workflow working, never mind how messy the canvas looked or how long it took to run! But after a few weeks (and a handful of broken...