Jessica Palmer

Jessica graduated with a MSc in Environmental Entrepreneurship from the University of Strathclyde in 2020 after achieving a BSc in Earth Science in 2019 from the University of Glasgow.  Soon after graduating, Jessica worked with to calculate emissions and create an emissions reduction plan within the Scottish Wholesale Sector. This job, alongside her studies, cemented her passion for data science which is what led her to the Information Lab. After liking the unique application process Jessica is now enjoying her time at the Data School learning new skills.

In her spare time, Jessica enjoys a range of activities such as Landscape photography and hiking a variety of sports as well including Aerial Hoop.

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Wed 29 Dec 2021 | Jessica Palmer
Dashboard Week Day 1: Let's go fishing
This blog goes over the first day of Dashboard Week for DS26/27 which used England and Wales fishing data for Salmon and Sea Trout
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Wed 22 Dec 2021 | Jessica Palmer
Tableau How to: URL Actions
This blog with cover how to embedded videos into tableau dashboards as well as how to dynamically change the video displayed using URL actions.
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Tue 21 Dec 2021 | Jessica Palmer
Tableau How to: Show Only Relevant Values Filter
This blog shall outline how to only show the values that in one filter that correspond to a value selected in another filter. This ensures that the user can only select values that are applicable to the first value selected.
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Fri 03 Dec 2021 | Jessica Palmer
Alteryx: Intro to Spatial
Spatial tools  can help  showcase and highlight points, routes and areas on maps using geographical data. This can be very useful to highlight locations, where two areas overlap, the distance between two points etc…  Alteryx can enable you to do all this as well as make spatial objects
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Tue 21 Sep 2021 | Jessica Palmer
Alteryx Learn About: Transpose and Cross Tab
These two tools are useful for managing and organizing your data within Alteryx, particularly if you want to get your data ready for Tableau.
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Thu 16 Sep 2021 | Jessica Palmer
How to: Drill Down Action Sets
Learn about how to make your charts more interactive and condense with Drill Down Action Sets
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Mon 13 Sep 2021 | Jessica Palmer
DS26: Week 1 of The Data School
The first week of the data school was a whirlwind to say the least but it was an enjoyable one with much learnt. The week was filled with meeting new people, learning new skills and was finished with the first dashboard presentation
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