Open Data Analytics with Vector Research

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Tech Yukon

Learn about the Tableau analytics software and how it can be used to understand your data

NorthLight Innovation

In this presentation, Paul Kishchuk, owner of Vector Research, will illustrate the potential of Tableau analytics software to inform evidence-based decision making with rich visualizations. Using data from the Yukon Government’s newly launched Open Data portal, Paul will show how to move beyond static charts and graphs and create interactive dashboard visualizations. He’ll also take Prep, Tableau’s companion data wrangling tool, for a quick spin to demonstrate how to quickly liberate spreadsheet data into properly structured datasets poised for analysis.More About Paul:Paul is a public finance economist with bachelors and masters degrees in economics and 25 years of applied experience in the field. He established Vector Research, an independent economic research consultancy, in 1999 and has completed more than 250 research assignments for a diverse array of private and public sector clients. Upon discovering in 2011 that big data software tools work just fine on small data sets, He broadened his consulting practice to include data wrangling and analytics. Paul is the President of the Yukon Chapter of the Canadian Evaluation Society and is also the Tableau User Group Leader for Whitehorse. To learn more about Paul and Vector Research please visit: <a href="https://www.vectorresearch.ca/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.vectorresearch.ca/</a>

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