Preston Howell

I love @tableau and #dataviz. Consultant and Tableau Trainer @teknionds. My face was on a wall at #tc16!

[Preston Howell @phowell93]

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 https://t.co/Yjv8ZZJttv

[Preston Howell @phowell93]

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

[Ultimate Frisbee Association 🥏 UFA @watchUFAtv]

Andrew Watson surface-to-air missile block!! 🚀🥏

@Dallas_Legion | #SCTop10

[Preston Howell @phowell93]

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: https://t.co/LKc3fdigTE

[Preston Howell @phowell93]

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!

https://t.co/KzbR91ZhKS

[Preston Howell @phowell93]

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!

[Preston Howell @phowell93]

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. https://t.co/wD9SqBrp2S

#dataviz people - check it out.

[Bridget Cogley, #FindTheFiat Functional Aesthetics @WindsCogley]

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

[Preston Howell @phowell93]

@alteryx
predictive webinar on the Logistic Regression Tool happening today from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. CST! #partytime #actuallyjustawebinar #stillfunthough https://t.co/3Hn1ePGOBN

[Preston Howell @phowell93]

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

[Preston Howell @phowell93]

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?

[Preston Howell @phowell93]

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

[Preston Howell @phowell93]

@datakmart @projectedxyz check it out

[Preston Howell @phowell93]

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

[Preston Howell @phowell93]

@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.

[Preston Howell @phowell93]

@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.

[Preston Howell @phowell93]

@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.

[Preston Howell @phowell93]

@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.

[Preston Howell @phowell93]

@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).

[Preston Howell @phowell93]

@lukestanke Beautiful and sad