Titanic Data Analysis - Did Passengers Get Their Money's Worth?

You may have read about the City of Charlotte's "Business Analysis Olympiad" where 12 teams of analysts from across the city departments competed in an analytical showdown. It was quite the event and Jock Mackinlay's blog post gives all the details. Data Administration Specialist Doris Phillips had the original idea to hold the Business Analysis Olympiad. And it was James Raper, Manager of Data Administration, who made the most of the suggestion and orchestrated the event.

Several weeks ago well before the Olympiad, Doris took the first crack at analyzing data about Titanic passengers. She shared her visual analysis with both the Oracle Developer Tools Users Group (ODTUG) and with us at Tableau. And were we knocked out by her work. Titanic buffs will of course enjoy this (there are a lot of people who study the Titanic story - and I don't mean the movie). But even if you don't have much of an interest in the fate of the Titanic, you'll still be fascinated by her visualization work.

Going the Distance: Maps, Calculations, and the Summer Olympics

Now that the Olympics are done and the results are in, it's time to look at the data. Using Tableau maps and some creative exporting, I was able to ask new questions about who won and why.