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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

Aug 12 · 14 min read · michaelnocito.hashnode.dev  
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Data analyst who builds things that teach: browser tools, games, and real data projects.

Data analyst with eight years migrating enterprise contract data. I build browser-based learning tools for analysts, games that teach real skills, and portfolio projects on real datasets. Interested in the science of how people actually learn, and in charcoal portraits, mostly of dogs.

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