Zoe lu
Zoe is a cheerful and hardworking member of Data School. She previously worked as Risk Analyst in an insurance broker company before joining the Data School as a Data Analytics Consultant.
Zoe is a graduate of the University of Queensland, majoring in professional accounting and applied finance, she always strives to learn and enjoys applying her skills to manage any challenge. She moved from Brisbane to Melbourne three years ago and she believes that all change is good change.
When Zoe is not creating dashboards, you will see her at Pilates or enjoying the good restaurants around Melbourne with her family and friends. If you ever get a chance to eat hot pot with her, she will share the recipe for her delicious secret dipping sauce.
Alteryx vs. Excel – Why do I Choose Alteryx for my Analysis Needs?
Alteryx and Excel both are data preparation and analysis software that have been introduced to make our life easy and work smoothly. However, once I started to learn and to use Alteryx, I just can't go back to Excel. In this blog, I would like to share my thoughts of...
Geometric Art Experiment in Tableau
Last week, we had a chance to build engaging and creative dashboards for a reputable charity organization. Inspired by the Flerlage Twins, I had a geometric art experiment and used their simple bubble chart method to build a "Movember image" in tableau with 3500...
Dashboard Week Day 4 – What’s your Country’s Shape of Prosperity
Finally, it's the last day of the dashboard week! Data Introduction The data we got is from the Legatum Institute, and it shows the prosperity index, which indicates how prosperity is forming and changing across the world from 2007 to 2021. The index consists of 12...
What do you Need to Prepare for the New Tableau Data Analyst Exam
Last week, I took the new Tableau Data Analyst exam and luckily passed it. In this blog, I will talk about the preparation you can do for this exam. What do you need to prepare before the exam? A computer with webcam and microphone because you need to...
Dashboard Day 3 – Customer Behaviour Analysis for Individual Tax Preparation Companies
Today is dashboard week day 3, our topic today is very exciting - TAX! Data Introduction The data we got is from the ATO and it shows the income and tax status of Australian individuals, companies, partnerships, trusts, and funds for 2018-19. Some tables also have...
Dashboard Week Day 2 – Star Wars API
Today is day 2 in dashboard week. We used Star Wars API data and made a Viz. API Introduction We got this Star Wars API from here, and it is the quantified and programmatically formatted set of Star Wars data. This API contains all the People, Films, Species,...
How to Create Information Panels in Power BI
Last week we had Power BI training, and I used information panel in my Viz, I found it’s a cool functionality and it also makes a better experience for the users. In this blog, I would like to walk you through how to create an information panel in Power BI. Before we...
Dashboard Week Day 1 – Customer Service Requests with Resolution Time
Finally, it's dashboard week! For our day 1 dashboard, we got this dataset from City of Melbourne website, and it shows the requests for service logged by members of the public relating to waste, graffiti, parking, roads and traffic, parks and trees and assets in a...
What I’ve Learned from Designing Dashboards at the Data School (Part 2)
In the first part of this blog, I’ve covered the three tips for designing dashboards, including simplifying our use of colour, using the right charts and using minimal formatting methods. In this second part, I’ll cover the other two tips. Remember to format TOOLTIPS...
What I’ve Learned from Designing Dashboards at the Data School (Part 1)
As we all know, effective design is crucial for Tableau dashboards. At the Data School, we learned how to make our data visualizations more dynamic and well-received by diverse audiences. Here are some tips from my experience in client projects using Tableau to...