Author: Mark Bradbourne

Last summer, when I started to formulate the idea for Real World Fake Data, I wasn’t quite sure how it would be received, what participation level would be like, and what the end result would be. The original inspiration came from a request that I had received as someone was looking for an example of […]

You may have noticed that I started a new Podcast, so I figured I can talk a little bit about it here. To me, Just 5 Minutes is a conversation starter. I have lots of random things flashing in my head at all times and J5M is a way that I can release them into […]

by Brian Moore Of all of the things I love about Tableau, its incredible flexibility is by far number one on my list.  With a little bit of creativity, a healthy dose of tenacity, and occasionally a little help from the #datafam, you can make anything happen in Tableau.  The possibilities are literally endless.  So recently, when I […]

Welcome back to the recap series for Real World Fake Data. This time we are looking at work submitted for the Citizen Service Request dataset. Before I dive in, I want to take a moment for a bit of housekeeping. First, I want to thank everyone for participating. You’ll notice that we are playing fast […]

I want to start off by saying, I am super excited to join the RWFD team. I love this initiative, and I think it is important to have a place to share work that is normally confidential and to have a place to practice skills and build a portfolio that is applicable to real-world business […]

Data Source – Accident Data from January 2017 through August 2022 Audience – Claims Group – Workers Compensation & Benefits Team Description – Our Claims Group wants to better monitor work-related accidents in working with customers. The types of things the team is interested in include: What volume of accidents do we have to manage? […]

Dataset – 10 Months of 911 Calls (recently moved to a new call management system) Audience – General Public in the Atlanta Metro Area. DescriptionWe want to provide the citizens of Atlanta with a sense of transparency when it comes to emergency services in the metro area. Questions we ask internally and that we get frequently are: […]

Dataset –  Audience – Citizens on New York City Description Data Dictionary Basic NeedsUltimately we’d like to have an overview of all aspects of the financials, and then a deeper dive into the Balance Sheet and Income Statement. Accelerator –

It’s good to be back! First, thanks to all the participants jumping into Real World Fake Data (RWFD) for Season 2! Hopefully, you find it a worthwhile endeavor for building your analytic skills! Session 1 was all about HR Attrition. For Season 2 I’ve introduced the idea of requirements, including a color palette and logo. […]

Dataset – 5 Full Years of Financials (7/1/2017 – 6/30/2022) Audience -FP&A Team DescriptionAfter years of excel files and formatted word documents, we are in need of a more visual approach to our Balance Sheet and Income Statements. Data DictionaryTotal Equity: Total Assets – Total LiabilitiesGross Margin: Sales – Operating CostsNet Income: Sales-(Operating Expenses+Taxes+Operating Costs)Operating […]