Federal Budget and Presidential Popularity

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Federal Budget and Presidential Popularity

This viz was created before the 2012 Election to showcase Federal Budget deficits and surpluses, as well as the % of GDP the budget represented, over time.  An additional view of presidential popularity was also provided along the same timeline.  No correlation is implied.  It is interesting to now the extreme volatility of popularity as well as the limited number of Presidents who enjoyed an increase over time.  The viz provides insight as to the effects of historical events, such as wars and economic fluctuations may affect popularity.

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The Great Divide

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The Great Divide

This viz was created based on the research of Thomas Piketty and Emmanuel Saez, "Income Inequality in the United States, 1913 - 1998". It shows the Income Share or Average income over time and by income group. It also provides an additional layer of user selected historical context data, such as GDP and CPI and the ability to change the "benchmark" year so changes relative to a specific time period such as wars, or deregulation can be highlighted. This viz was the winner of the Tableau 2012 Biz Viz contest.

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Heatmap Checkout Abandonment Flow

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Heatmap Checkout Abandonment Flow

This viz displays a visual walkthrough of the checkout process for a fictitious retailer. Rather then display a table or funnel of the data, this layout uses images of the checkout flow as background maps, shows visually where the abandonments occur. This allows the added insight of examining the UI along with the data adding richer insight into the flow.

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Dynamic Report Templates

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Dynamic Report Templates

This presentation was created for the Tableau 2012 user conference Tips and Tricks session. It walks through how to create a dashboard "application" for users that may want to have a simplified way to create basic reports, dashboards or charts, such as for PowerPoint presentations. The output is highly formatted and presentation ready, shielding the user from having to do any formatting or branding. The concept uses the sample data from a fictitious coffee merchant. The user has the ability to select the report attribute being reported on, the metric uses to monitor performance, filter criteria and the output chart or dashboard display. Use the tabs to walk through the presentation as well as a step by step "how to". The concept is called the "Chart-o-Matic".

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