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title: "Michael Nocito (@michaelnocito) | Hashnode"
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# Michael Nocito

@michaelnocito · Glassboro, New Jersey · Joined July 2026

Data analyst who builds things that teach: browser tools, games, and real data projects.

[Website](https://michaelnocito.github.io/)

### [VLOOKUP vs XLOOKUP: Which One to Use, and How to Switch](https://michaelnocito.hashnode.dev/vlookup-vs-xlookup-which-one-to-use-and-how-to-switch?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

By the end of this page you can write both lookup formulas, read either one in someone else's workbook, and pick between them on purpose. You will know the three specific ways VLOOKUP returns a wrong

17 min read · [michaelnocito.hashnode.dev](https://michaelnocito.hashnode.dev/vlookup-vs-xlookup-which-one-to-use-and-how-to-switch?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Aug 12](https://hashnode.com/posts/vlookup-vs-xlookup-which-one-to-use-and-how-to-switch/6a7ca03ed842dc273dd0cca2)

### [Tableau Sorting: A Rule That Re-Runs, or an Order You Froze](https://michaelnocito.hashnode.dev/tableau-sorting-a-rule-that-re-runs-or-an-order-you-froze?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

By the end of this page you can sort any Tableau view four different ways, and say for each one whether it will still be correct after the data refreshes. That second part is the one that catches peop

15 min read · [michaelnocito.hashnode.dev](https://michaelnocito.hashnode.dev/tableau-sorting-a-rule-that-re-runs-or-an-order-you-froze?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Aug 12](https://hashnode.com/posts/tableau-sorting-a-rule-that-re-runs-or-an-order-you-froze/6a7c9e6bbf97578cac2d82ee)

### [Your Tableau Dashboard Needs Two or Three Views, Not Eight](https://michaelnocito.hashnode.dev/your-tableau-dashboard-needs-two-or-three-views-not-eight?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

By the end of this page you can look at a folder of eight finished sheets and say which two or three belong on the dashboard, which one goes in the upper-left corner, and which of Tableau's three sizi

15 min read · [michaelnocito.hashnode.dev](https://michaelnocito.hashnode.dev/your-tableau-dashboard-needs-two-or-three-views-not-eight?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Aug 12](https://hashnode.com/posts/your-tableau-dashboard-needs-two-or-three-views-not-eight/6a7c9e0f0e12ccffe7cdb6fb)

### [How to Connect Tableau to Your Data (And What Happens the Moment You Do)](https://michaelnocito.hashnode.dev/how-to-connect-tableau-to-your-data-and-what-happens-the-moment-you-do?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

By the end of this page your data will be in Tableau with the right column types, and you will understand the thing that makes Tableau feel strange at first: the moment you connect, it sorts every one

14 min read · [michaelnocito.hashnode.dev](https://michaelnocito.hashnode.dev/how-to-connect-tableau-to-your-data-and-what-happens-the-moment-you-do?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Aug 12](https://hashnode.com/posts/how-to-connect-tableau-to-your-data-and-what-happens-the-moment-you-do/6a7c9db2b0827ea6dc35c8ae)

### [How to Install Tableau Public (And Which Free Tableau You Actually Need)](https://michaelnocito.hashnode.dev/how-to-install-tableau-public-and-which-free-tableau-you-actually-need?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

By the end of this page you will have the right free Tableau installed, a chart built from a spreadsheet, and a live link you can put on a CV. The part worth reading even if you have already installed

16 min read · [michaelnocito.hashnode.dev](https://michaelnocito.hashnode.dev/how-to-install-tableau-public-and-which-free-tableau-you-actually-need?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Aug 12](https://hashnode.com/posts/how-to-install-tableau-public-and-which-free-tableau-you-actually-need/6a7c9d57dca39925563efa29)