Michael Lau
Michael has a background in pharmaceutical research and has applied his creative, analytical, and project management skills in the completion of collaborative research projects that met the project’s aims and requirements. He has gained technical skills in Alteryx, Tableau, Power BI, and SQL from the completion of his training at the Data School. He has applied these skills to deliver insights that add value for clients in the construction, insurance, and healthcare industries during client week projects. He looks forward to applying his analytical and technical skills as a data analytics consultant to find insights that add value to your business.
Top Tips for Applying to the Data School
If you are like me and interested in transitioning into a career in data analytics but don't have any experience or technical skills in the area, do not fret! Here are some of my top tips that I personally found helpful in getting that first interview and subsequently...
My journey into The Data School first week
I started my Data School journey around May - some months before having our first day at the office. I found out about The Data School through a jobs app, and kept it open in my tabs for a couple of days. It wasn’t until a very good friend of mine (already a...
My First Week at The Data School Down Under
In my first week at the data school in Sydney, things kicked off on November 27th. The program spans two years and began with a brief introduction by Coach Bethany. We received new laptops, had a cybersecurity lesson, and got to know our office on the 10th floor at...
Week 48 Challenge: Waterfall Chart-Profitability Bridge
Here, I have tried to create a waterfall chart -48th challenge of Workout Wednesday. (Week 48: Profitability Bridge – Workout Wednesday (workout-wednesday.com). If you go through the link, then you can see that creating the waterfall chart is not so difficult however...
“Open Bar” | My first week at The Data School
Table of contents: Intro Week1 Overview Challenge What I enjoyed Intro My name is John Lyu, I joined the Data school down under on the 27th of September in 2023. As a new data schooler, I cannot tell you how excited I am to be a part of this organization, and a member...
15 Examples of Tableau LOD – Cohort Analysis
Tableau LOD (Level of Detail) Expression is one of the most powerful tools to achieve amazing results in building dashboards. In this series of blogs, we will walk through 15 different use cases to demonstrate the usage of LOD expression. Cohort analysis In this blog,...
Power BI | How to Dynamically Change the Labels by Using Custom Label
Hello everyone, I've noticed all of my previous blogs were about Tableau tips and tricks, however, recently I got to spend more time practicing Power BI. So in today's blog, I want to share about something cool that I've learned, it is a quite new feature in Power BI...
What did it take to get into DSAU24?
The quality of applications to get into the Data School Down Under is getting better and better! For each cohort, I will be compiling the submitted vizzes to show what it takes to get a spot in our program. Our latest cohort, DSAU24, started their Data School journey...
API: The World of Integration and Implementation
APIs are essential tools for data analytics professionals who want to access, manipulate and visualize data from various sources. APIs, or Application Programming Interfaces, are sets of rules and protocols that define how different software applications can...
A Tableau Implementation Case Study with Honeywell
In the realm of data analytics and business intelligence, Tableau has proven to be a transformative tool across diverse industries. From internet companies to government agencies and retail giants, Tableau has facilitated data-driven decision-making. However, its...