Bethany Fox

Bethany has always had an interest in data analytics, which was intensified whilst studying for her MSc in Applicable Mathematics. During her time at university, she began to understand the need for being able to make the complicated, uncomplicated. After playing around with Tableau for data visualisation, she was impressed with how intuitive and creative it was. She soon realised that joining The Data School was the only option for her!

In her spare time, she loves dancing, playing the piano, and exploring London with her family and friends.

Blog Posts

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Thu 29 Dec 2016 | Bethany Fox
How to be successful in the Data School
This is a difficult thing to answer. I’m not going to pretend I know it all and if you follow exactly what I say you’ll be the most successful DSer of all time – I can’t promise you that
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Thu 29 Dec 2016 | Bethany Fox
What's the most challenging thing about the DS?
I don’t think many people can say that they actually enjoy their job, but with being part of the Data School, I do actually enjoy my job. As cheesy as it sounds, it is a bit like a big family that grows by 8 members every 4 months or so
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Thu 01 Dec 2016 | Bethany Fox
Permissions in Tableau server: what are they and how do I use them?
Permissions in Tableau Server basically control who can see what. There are many different areas you can set permissions, 6 different areas in fact:Site,Project, Group,User,Workbook and Data Source
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Tue 29 Nov 2016 | Bethany Fox
Tableau Tip #4: Using a parameter to change the view in a dashboard (part 3)
In my previous blog… I explained how to create a sheet which provides one colour legend for all sheets in a dashboard, which changes depending on the view selected in the parameter; the final dashboard can be foundhere [https://public.tableau
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Sun 27 Nov 2016 | Bethany Fox
Tableau Tip #3: Using a parameter to change the view in a dashboard (part 2)
In my previous blog… I explained how to use parameters to change the view in a dashboard
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Fri 25 Nov 2016 | Bethany Fox
Tableau Tip #2: Using a parameter to change the view in a dashboard (part 1)
What are parameters? Parameters are dynamic values that can be used to change the measures or dimensions in a view. In this blog, I will be showing how to use parameters to switch between different worksheets in a dashboard
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Wed 23 Nov 2016 | Bethany Fox
Tableau Tip #1: Sparklines
What are sparklines? Sparklines are a great way to show trends of multiple values over time. It’s basically a tiny little line chart, which enables you to quickly and easily compare trends over different values
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Thu 17 Nov 2016 | Bethany Fox
Create a Filled Map Combining Two Data Sources
In my initial application for The Data School, I created a dashboard looking at road casualties in London which looked a little something like this: [https://public.tableau
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Thu 10 Nov 2016 | Bethany Fox
Sorting colours in stacked by charts by value
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Thu 27 Oct 2016 | Bethany Fox
Alteryx Tip #4: Using the Map Input tool in Alteryx to visualise maps in Tableau
One of the first things I liked about Tableau when I started using it was its ability to present data on maps
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Thu 27 Oct 2016 | Bethany Fox
Alteryx Tip #3: Use 'Text to Columns' to make your workflow dynamic
Last week we had our first experience with survey data, needless to say the Text to Columns tool was used many many times
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Tue 25 Oct 2016 | Bethany Fox
Alteryx Tip #2: Use tutorials to teach yourself
Alteryx can be a tricky thing to get your head around initially, so it’s handy that the lovely people of Alteryx have given us a series of tutorials to go through! These cover everything between the very first steps of preparing your data, to the more advanced things like in-database description
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Mon 24 Oct 2016 | Bethany Fox
Alteryx Tip #1: Get your workflow running faster
We live in a world where everything has to be accessible in an instant, so who wants to be waiting more than a millisecond for Alteryx to filter their data? Here’s a quick tip to help speed up slow running workflows in Alteryx
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Tue 11 Oct 2016 | Bethany Fox
Makeover Monday: The Rise in Global Temperatures
It’s the second day of The Data School for DS4, and our first attempt at Makeover Monday! (Yes, we know it’s a Tuesday, let’s ignore that…) We’re looking at how the global temperature has changed since 1850
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