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Tip for Tableau Users
Analysts use visualizations to deliver complicated information in an easy to understand way. Dual axis function in Tableau helps users to be efficient with a message of visualization. Another name for a chart with a dual...Read Moreabout: Tip for Tableau Users -
Creating a Clear Slicer Button in Excel
Scenario: You are developing an Excel dashboard based off a Pivot table or tables and you have multiple slicers to allow different combinations of data disaggregation, as in the image below. Everyone oohs and ahs un...Read Moreabout: Creating a Clear Slicer Button in Excel -
The Institutional Factbook
Nearly two decades ago, as a faculty member coordinating a major, I was referred to the factbook when looking for metrics for a five-year program review. Trying to understand the graduation rate and retention rate that I...Read Moreabout: The Institutional Factbook -
Graduating Student Survey Results Dashboard
Sharing results from our Graduating Student Survey typically meant sending or posting Excel or PDF files. Now, we're able to post interactive results in one location, allowing users to view results by year. Fro...Read Moreabout: Graduating Student Survey Results Dashboard -
Rollins Class Size Dashboard
Class size matters to different stakeholders on campus for different reasons. Students and faculty love small class sizes for obvious reasons. Administrators like the registrar, deans, department chairs, etc., in smaller...Read Moreabout: Rollins Class Size Dashboard
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