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- 1. #comdaybe DATA VISUALIZATION TIPS &TRICKS SQLUG.be – Koen Verbeeck & Valentino Vranken
- 2. WHO ARE WE? BIConsultant Board Member Most Valuable Expert blog.hoegaerden.b e @ValentinoV42
- 3. WHO ARE WE? BIConsultant MCSE SQL 2012 MCC blogs.lessthandot.c om @Ko_Ver
- 4. tips DATA VISUALIZATION TIPS& TRICKS
- 5. TIPS - AGENDA •tip #1 – establish intent • tip #2 – use the correct chart type • tip #3 – tap into visual perception • tip #4 – reduce data/ink ratio
- 6. WHY VISUALIZE? x y 108,04 8 6,95 13 7,58 9 8,81 11 8,33 14 9,96 6 7,24 4 4,26 12 10,84 7 4,82 5 5,68
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- 11. ESTABLISH INTENT • explanatory –strategic –operational •analytical • exhibition
- 12. STRATEGIC • “executive” dashboard •high-level • limited/no interaction • not real-time Information Dashboard Design p. 177 – Stephen Few
- 13. OPERATIONAL • immediate &dynamic • deeper level of detail • limited/no interaction • real-time Information Dashboard Design p. 199 – Stephen Few
- 14. ANALYTICAL • deeper levelof detail • interactions with data • not real-time • more complex Information Dashboard Design p. 201 – Stephen Few
- 15. EXHIBITION • “data art” •self-expression through raw data • more emotive http://www.biodiaspora.com
- 16. use the correctchart type TIP #2
- 17. CHART TYPES • comparingcategories –bar chart –others • column chart, dot plot, Gantt, histogram …
- 18. CHART TYPES • showingchanges over time –line chart –others • sparklines, area chart, candlestick chart, barcode chart …
- 19. CHART TYPES • assessinghierarchies and part-to whole relationships –pie charts –others • waffle chart, stacked bar chart, tree map …
- 20. CHART TYPES • carefulwith pie charts
- 21. CHART TYPES • plottingconnections and relationships –scatter plot –others • bubble plot, heat map, network diagram …
- 22. CHART TYPES • mappinggeo-spatial data –bubble plot map
- 23. CHART TYPES • remember:correlation does not mean causation
- 24. tap into visualperception TIP #3
- 25. VISUAL PERCEPTION • visualencode data for rapid perception • 138924567897132165498713218945642315156032165425 648745000512173654502345435102154545498784057921 8600479333470 • 138924567897132165498713218945642315156032165425 648745000512173654502345435102154545498784057921 8600479333470
- 26. GESTALT PRINCIPLES • principleof proximity • principle of similarity
- 27. GESTALT PRINCIPLES • principleof enclosure • principle of closure
- 28. COLOR • not quantative •rather use intensity
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- 30. COLOR • do notforget those 10%
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- 32. DATA/INK RATIO • reducethe non-data pixels –don’t use 3D effects –no backgrounds or gradients –remove grid lines, decoration, borders, fill colors, … • reduce unnecessary data pixels –display only what is really needed for the visualization • highlight most important pixels
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- 36. tricks DATA VISUALIZATION TIPS& TRICKS
- 37. TRICKS - AGENDA •trick #1 – multi-column reports • trick #2 – tables with alternating colors • trick #3 – consistent dynamic colors
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- 39. tables with alternatingcolors TRICK #2
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- 42. TRICKS - REFERENCES •Creating multiple-column reports http://blog.hoegaerden.be/2012/11/01/creating-multiple-column-reports/ • Looking up data on different sources http://blog.hoegaerden.be/2010/05/16/looking-up-data-on-different-sources/ • Formatting numbers http://blog.hoegaerden.be/2013/06/12/formatting-numbers-ssrs/ • More tricks http://blog.hoegaerden.be/articles/
- 43. CONTACT INFORMATION • blogs.lessthandot.com/index.php/Al l/?disp=authdir&author=940 •@Ko_Ver • Koen.Verbeeck@ordina.be • blog.hoegaerden.be • @ValentinoV42 • valentino@hoegaerden.be
- 44. Thanks! tips & tricks DATAVISUALIZATION