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-In this project, I am going to show you how to use Tableau Public for
-free to create simple dashboards.
+In this project, I am going to show you how to use Tableau Public for free to
+create simple dashboards.
 
-I will be creating simple visuals from an Omaha crime data set and
-combining them to create the dashboard below. You can view this
-dashboard interactively online here: [Omaha Crime Data (2015 -
+I will be creating simple visuals from an Omaha crime data set and combining
+them to create the dashboard below. You can view this dashboard interactively
+online here: [Omaha Crime Data (2015 -
 2023)](https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/c.c7042/viz/OmahaCrimeData2015-2023/OmahaCrimeData2015-2023#1).
 
 ![Tableau
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ Each file will be downloaded as a CSV file, approximately 3 MB - 8 MB.
 
 # Clean and Transform the Data
 
-I have used Python to combine the files into a single CSV file, as well
-as adding a custom `datetime` column. You could do this step
-in any software you prefer, but I prefer Python as its free, easy to
-use, and has a plethora of support resources online.
+I have used Python to combine the files into a single CSV file, as well as
+adding a custom `datetime` column. You could do this step in any software you
+prefer, but I prefer Python as its free, easy to use, and has a plethora of
+support resources online.
 
 Start by opening a terminal, navigating to your Downloads directory, and
 creating a python script.
@@ -77,90 +77,87 @@ Once pasted, save and close the file. You can execute the file like so:
 python3 data_processing.py
 ```
 
-After this, you should have a combined data file that contains all
-incidents between 2015 and 2023. Mine was approximately 55 MB.
+After this, you should have a combined data file that contains all incidents
+between 2015 and 2023. Mine was approximately 55 MB.
 
 # Tableau Public
 
-[Tableau Public](https://public.tableau.com/) is a free-to-use web
-application that allows you to create visualizations by uploading data
-sources. Note that there\'s no way to keep the data and visualizations
-private, so don\'t upload anything private.
+[Tableau Public](https://public.tableau.com/) is a free-to-use web application
+that allows you to create visualizations by uploading data sources. Note that
+there's no way to keep the data and visualizations private, so don't upload
+anything private.
 
-After creating an account, you can click the `Create` \>
-`Web Authoring` link to create your first visualization.
+After creating an account, you can click the `Create` > `Web Authoring` link to
+create your first visualization.
 
 ![Create
 Button](https://img.cleberg.net/blog/20240127-tableau-dashboard/create_button.png)
 
 ## Upload the Data
 
-Once you\'ve opened your first project, Tableau will ask you to connect
-to your data. For this project, click the
-`Upload from computer` button and select the CSV file
-previously combined in the step above.
+Once you've opened your first project, Tableau will ask you to connect to your
+data. For this project, click the `Upload from computer` button and select the
+CSV file previously combined in the step above.
 
 ![Connect
 Data](https://img.cleberg.net/blog/20240127-tableau-dashboard/connect_data.png)
 
-Once connected, you can refresh the preview of the data with the
-`Refresh Data Source` button in the toolbar.
+Once connected, you can refresh the preview of the data with the `Refresh Data
+Source` button in the toolbar.
 
 ![Data
 Preview](https://img.cleberg.net/blog/20240127-tableau-dashboard/data_preview.png)
 
-If you need to edit any of the data types, column names, etc., you can
-do so now. Once complete, generate an extract so that you can start
-creating visualizations.
+If you need to edit any of the data types, column names, etc., you can do so
+now. Once complete, generate an extract so that you can start creating
+visualizations.
 
 ## Create Visualizations
 
 To start, create a worksheet in the toolbar at the bottom of the screen.
 
-Within this screen, select a column from the `Data` side bar
-on the left and drag it into the `Columns` or
-`Rows` area of the canvas.
+Within this screen, select a column from the `Data` side bar on the left and
+drag it into the `Columns` or `Rows` area of the canvas.
 
 See below for the map visualization. You can recreate this by adding the
 following fields:
 
--   `Columns`: Lon
--   `Rows`: Lat
--   `Marks`:
-    -   Description
-    -   Datetime
--   `Filters`: Datetime
+- `Columns`: Lon
+- `Rows`: Lat
+- `Marks`:
+    - Description
+    - Datetime
+- `Filters`: Datetime
 
 ![Worksheet
 Editing](https://img.cleberg.net/blog/20240127-tableau-dashboard/worksheet_edit.png)
 
-You can repeat this process for each visualization you want to create.
-Explore your options by dragging data fields to different areas and by
-opening the field options to explore what operations can be performed on
-different data types (e.g., average, count, etc.).
+You can repeat this process for each visualization you want to create. Explore
+your options by dragging data fields to different areas and by opening the field
+options to explore what operations can be performed on different data types
+(e.g., average, count, etc.).
 
 ## Create Dashboard
 
-To create a dashboard, click the button on the toolbar at the bottom of
-the screen. Within the dashboard, drag each sheet from the left side bar
-onto the dashboard canvas.
+To create a dashboard, click the button on the toolbar at the bottom of the
+screen. Within the dashboard, drag each sheet from the left side bar onto the
+dashboard canvas.
 
 ![Dashboard
 Editing](https://img.cleberg.net/blog/20240127-tableau-dashboard/dashboard_edit.png)
 
 ## Formatting
 
-You can explore a ton of different formatting options throughout the
-worksheets and dashboard. Specifically for maps, you can alter the map
-layers, background, and visible features through the `Map`
-menu in the top file menu of the editing screen.
+You can explore a ton of different formatting options throughout the worksheets
+and dashboard. Specifically for maps, you can alter the map layers, background,
+and visible features through the `Map` menu in the top file menu of the editing
+screen.
 
-In the finished dashboard below, I opted for a dark mode with a map that
-showed county lines and city names.
+In the finished dashboard below, I opted for a dark mode with a map that showed
+county lines and city names.
 
-There\'s a ton of other options available to be used in a dashboard like
-this, but this project shows a quick preview of what you can do in
-Tableau Public.
+There's a ton of other options available to be used in a dashboard like this,
+but this project shows a quick preview of what you can do in Tableau Public.
 
 ![Tableau
 Dashboard](https://img.cleberg.net/blog/20240127-tableau-dashboard/dashboard.png)