Preston Howell

Did I have time for makeover monday this week? Probably not. Did I see the data, have a stupid idea, and decide to run with it? Absolutely. #Avocado #makeovermonday public.tableau.com/profile/presto…

One of the most impressive blocks I've ever seen!

I've been following @TangleNews this year for independent, unbiased news. Their synopsis of yesterday's events is the best I've read - do yourself a favor and read it: tangle.substack.com/p/the-end-of-t…

About once a year, I see a #makeovermonday dataset that I can't ignore, and this was that week. Shoutout to @DrexelPooja for the partial box outline trick! public.tableau.com/profile/presto…

Check out the awesome work @temi_coker did for the #Juneteenth twitter banner. His work always makes my jaw drop, but this piece is making it hit the floor. ITS SO GOOD!

Today, the @audubonsociety released a thorough study of how #climatechange will impact North America's bird population. I’m happy they did it, but not a fan of what it shows. audubon.org/climate/surviv… #dataviz people - check it out.

This is Kelly Martin's last @tableau post. We wrote it together.

@alteryx predictive webinar on the Logistic Regression Tool happening today from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. CST! #partytime #actuallyjustawebinar #stillfunthough hubs.ly/H0l1H9g0

@RodyZakovich I’ve seen similar bugs when using rounding functions within calculated fields, or if there’s weird cacheing happening

Tableau fam, I need to know who else has seen this. I have 2 people loading the same dashboard on 2 computers, 1 is seeing a calc come back as 89.5, the other as 89.4.....anyone got ideas?

I miss having my #tmobilewingman on every flight now that @AmericanAir is mostly off of Gogo! @JohnLegere and @TMobile - any chance of a new Viasat partnership?

Check out this #dataviz I spotted in the wild this weekend #wastedspace #letsmakeit3d

@datakmart @projectedxyz check it out

Your attention please. If you want to try a version of Tableau that supports Vector maps, includes Satellite Imagery, Terrain, Building Footprints, and more, out of the box, proceed without caution: prerelease.tableau.com/key/VectorTile… 🎄🗺️🚀

@WindsCogley I don't see a practical difference beyond one being a buzzword and one not being a buzzword.

@phowell93 How is being a statistician different from being a data scientist?

Is it possible to be a #dataScientist without code? Sure, I have on the list to learn Python, but curious what I should be called today. I can pull down data from APIs, perform all kinds of analysis in Alteryx and Tableau, regex to my heart's content, and use ML with DataRobot.

@WindsCogley Which brings about a related question: is our professional identity found in our job title or in our ability? It should be based on our ability, but it's commonly based on our title.

@phowell93 It's more to understand where the line is, how to describe my work in public, and how individuals identify themselves and others. What's in a name and how are members defined, if you will.

@WindsCogley So I guess for me it comes down to knowledge of statistics, not programming abilities. With a tool like DataRobot I can start getting into data science, but my inability to do it without the tool is why I don't consider myself a data scientist.

@WindsCogley I think anyone with a PhD in Data Science or Statistics could work with data and call themselves a data scientist. I'd say that others can be data scientists if they have a robust understanding of statistics.

@WindsCogley To me, that feels like a slap in the face to the true data scientists out there. I'm unsure of where exactly the line should be, but I do want to respect those who put a lot of work into getting their PhD, because they deserve the title.

@WindsCogley What I've seen a lot in companies is that they want to say they have a data science department, and the bar for being in that department is VERY low (people who can't work with data outside of excel called a data scientist).

@lukestanke Beautiful and sad

Global warming quilt #WhatAmIDoing