by The Data School | Jan 24, 2025 | The Data School
This week at the Data School, I learnt how to use a API’s to retrieve information. API’s are rules or protocols that allow applications to communicate with one another. They’re essentially the middle man between two points of communication. Think of...
by Kyle Stanford | Jan 20, 2025 | Alteryx, Kyle Stanford, The Data School
In data analytics, presenting to clients is not always about showcasing magnificent dashboards. Demonstrating how you processed and transformed the data is integral to certain projects. For example, you may be handing over an Alteryx workflow to a client for their...
by The Data School | Jan 18, 2025 | The Data School
As a data analyst, one of the most common tasks I found myself performing was bucketing values into sensible bins. Think of a column of client ages with values ranging from 15 years old to 76, where you would be wanting to uncover any insights or trends across age...
by Darby Lehane | Jan 16, 2025 | Alteryx, Darby Lehane, The Data School
The Alteryx reporting tools (more info found here) are, as you might expect, used for making and rending reports from your workflow. For the advanced certification exam, five tools are listed by Alteryx as required knowledge for the exam. Alteryx Reporting Tools-...
by Don Kang | Jan 16, 2025 | Don Kang, The Data School
Disabling Highlight Action in Tableau When working with a chart in Tableau, selecting a data point (such as bars, lines, or points) highlights the chosen element while dimming the rest of the chart. This highlighting feature can be beneficial when you want to...
by The Data School | Jan 7, 2025 | The Data School
Background After earning my BSc in Biological Sciences, I pursued a PGCE in Education and spent over five years as a biology lecturer and science teacher. While I enjoyed teaching, I found myself feeling exhausted—and not in the fulfilling, “I’ve achieved something...
