Sulakkhana Himihami Mudiyanselage
Sulakkhana obtained her first degree in Computer Science and Mathematics and worked as a teaching assistant. Then she moved to Australia and completed her master’s degree in Information Technology at Charles Sturt University. Since then, she worked in hospitality industry. Her passion for numbers and data directed her to pursue a short course in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence. She joined the Data School to build a solid foundation for her carrier in Data Analytics.
In her leisure time she likes to watch TV and to do gardening. She loves to eat tropical fruits.
Introduction to Alteryx Macros
Alteryx Macros came across a few times during our Data School Projects. Macros have many uses or advantages in data analytic projects. For example, Macros come in very handy if you have a challenge with repetitive tasks. Not only that, but previously created Macro can...
Dashboard Week Day 4 – Prosperity Analysis
Finally, we reached our last day of the dashboard week. Today our challenge is to design a dashboard and tell a story about the Prosperity index. This can be used as a guideline to improve the prosperity of a country. The country I selected is Sri Lanka. Data...
Dashboard Week Day 3 – Wealthy Victorians and Donations
Today our challenge is to design a dashboard and tell a story about Australian Taxation Data. Data Preparation Today's data set can be downloaded from https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/taxation-statistics-2018-19. The data set has many categories such as Individual...
Dashboard Week Day 2 – Star Wars Characters
Today is our second day and we received a dataset related to Star Wars. Our Challenge is designing a dashboard and telling a story about characters or film etc. I have to admit, I’m not familiar with Star Wars and I know very little about the characters in Star Wars....
Dashboard Week Day 1- Customer Service Requests- City of Melbourne
Finally, we are at our dashboard week, which is two weeks earlier than usual and we are ready as we could be. During the dashboard week, we receive a dataset daily in the morning and we will be presenting this on next day, morning. Today is our first day and we...
How to switch between chart types using parameters
This is a very useful feature that allows users to select multiple chart types without cluttering the dashboard. In this blog, I will demonstrate how to switch between multiple charts using parameters. For this task, I am using the Superstore dataset. Step 1: Create...
How to create a Dynamic Reference Band using Set Actions in Tableau
Sets and Set Actions are one of my favorite areas in Tableau which can add more interactivity and flexibility to your dashboard or chart. In this blog, I will demonstrate How to create a Dynamic Reference Band using Set Actions. For this task, I am using the famous...
How to build a Jitter Plot
A jitter plot can be considered a variation of a strip plot. When you have a strip plot with overlapping marks Jitter Plot is the better way to represent the distribution of data in the chosen axis. In this blog, I will demonstrate How to build a Jitter plot using the...
How to create a drill down using Set Actions in Tableau
Sets are a subset of data that can be defined based on a condition. Set Actions can add more interactivity and flexibility to your dashboard or chart. In this blog, I will demonstrate how to create a drill-down using Set Actions. For this task, I am using the...
How to create a Bump Chart in Tableau
Recently, I came across one of the Workouts Wednesday Challenges which is a bump chart in a unique way. In this blog, I will demonstrate how to create a Bump chart. Then you can give it a go with the above challenge. A bump chart is one of the effective ways to show...