Winners of state migration dashboard contest
Finally the wait is over. Here are the winners of our 2014 dashboard contest. Check them out.
Closing gaps in this Gender Equality Gap chart…
Today lets close some gaps.
Recently I saw this interesting chart on Economist Daily Charts page. This chart is based on World Economic Forum’s survey on how women compare to men in terms of various development parameters. First take a look at the chart prepared by Economist team.
So what are the gaps in this chart?
This chart fails to communicate because,
- All country charts look same, thus making it difficult to spot any deviations.
- We cannot quickly compare one country with another on any particular indicator.
- It does not provide a better context (for eg. how did these countries perform last year?)
But criticizing someone’s work is not awesome. Fixing it and making an even better chart, that has awesome written all over it. So that is what we are going to do. You can see the improved chart above. Click on it to learn how you can create it.
Tweetboards – Alternative to traditional management dashboards
Here is a fun, simple and different alternative to traditional dashboards. Introducing….
Visualization Challenge – Budget vs. Actual Performance
Here is your chance to win a copy of The Visual Display of Quantitative Information by Edward Tufte, all you need to do is visualize budget vs. actual performance of the given data. Go!
How to use Excel Chart Templates and Save Time
Learn how to use excel chart templates in this installment of spreadcheats. Save time.
Japanese Candlestick Chart – Excel Tutorial
Japanese Candlestick Chart or Candlestick Chart as they are popularly known are one of the most commonly used stock charts.Today we will learn how to make a candlestick chart in Microsoft Excel in 4 simple steps.
Adding Box Plots to Show Data Distribution in Dashboards [Part 6 of 6]
This is a Guest Post by Robert on Visualization Techniques for Excel KPI Dashboards. This 6 Part Tutorial on Management Dashboards Teaches YOU: Creating a Scrollable List View in Dashboard Add Ability to Sort on Any KPI to the Dashboard Highlight KPIs Based on Percentile Add Microcharts to KPI Dashboards Compare 2 KPIs in the […]