🚨 YOU'RE VISUALIZING YOUR DATA WRONG. And Here's Why...

In this video, I break down some of the 'science' behind effective data visualization and how you can build better dashboards by using different tips and techniques that I learned from what I call the "Data Visualization Bible".
You may think your dashboards are great but, as you'll learn, that isn't always necessarily a good thing.
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[@kamaur01]

Great Video. I'm new to the BI space, but I came from a design background and used the same principles. I tend to convey the information I'm trying to get across and then brand it when need it. I do use the doughnut chart but not the pie chart.

[@hammaadsheikh5151]

Amazing take.

[@mishymoo34]

Thanks for making this video. I feel there are a lot of takeaways that will make me consider content every time I make a new visual.

[@LearnBI]

You’re welcome. Glad you got value from it. 👍🏻

[@neptoonpalace4027]

Amazing... completely changed my mind about Visualization

[@LearnBI]

Great, glad you liked it😁

[@joeparris]

For me I use a stacked horizontal bar chart when showing the proportion of time/ money/ resources/ etc. spent in a given stage of a linear process. The bar categories are the process steps going left to right. You can quickly visualize most of your resources are going. I find it pretty intuitive and better than a pie chart in this situation.

[@LearnBI]

I agree, that definitely does make more sense than a circular visualization 👍🏻

[@Mandelbrot567]

Great video for beginners like me, off to watch the dashboard video ! A lot of people talk about pie charts, but the data to ink ratio was an interesting takeaway for me.

[@LearnBI]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@dreambotter6389]

Great video as always

[@LearnBI]

Thank you ☺️

[@definitelynorandomvideos24]

If you use pie charts correctly, they are absolutely useful! I do get a minor stroke every now and then though, when I see what appears to be 314 different categories cramped into one chart. IT RUINS THE PIE! Anyway, thanks for the great video Adam!

[@LearnBI]

Dashboard error 101!

[@liorrudel]

Thanks for this

[@LearnBI]

My pleasure!

[@aiasaiascon3894]

Best of Moments - the Maven Pizza dashboard!!!!

[@NobleOtterNZ]

Nice video! I was taught to hate pie charts (even though I used them a lot in the early days), but appreciate your views on them.

[@LearnBI]

Thanks!

[@amitbopche1906]

Thank you for bringing this to light, pie chart has become a staple in dashboards nowadays as its easier to show how 100% of a metric is used. Off to the dashboard video now, however, if you could answer...2 things...how often should we go for drill downs and is showing tabular data on a dashboard is fine in some case?

[@LearnBI]

Interactivity should be used to help the viewer understand the data better. What options you use will depend on the dashboard's intended audience and the requirements they have. And tables are absolutely fine on a dashboard when it is the best way to present the data. Usually, it's when there are too many metrics and dimensions in the query. I like to use conditional formatting on tables as well when it can help the viewer compare different metrics.

[@aiasaiascon3894]

Pie Chart when the number of values are max 5 - is a really valuable tip! thanks Adam! But the best moment stays! Maven Pizzaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!

[@LearnBI]

Glad you liked the video 👍🏻

[@snipelite94]

I only use binary pie charts! A yes/no or other binary split usually It's very powerful and doesn't confuse anyones Otherwise it's bar or column charts Unless your audience UNDERSTANDS the chart, don't use it!! There's more people maths-illiterate than you realise My guiding principle? Learn from advertisement posters! Very very simple messaging No more than a few items of data to soothe the furrowed brow of the viewer 🤩🌟

[@LearnBI]

Great feedback and advice, thanks for sharing 🙏🏻

[@Trazynn]

For comic effect it's funnier if you do your reaction first and then show what you're reacting to.

[@LearnBI]

Thanks for the advice. As you can tell, I’m not a comedian but I’ll definitely remember that for next time 👍🏻

[@asgharkhan1075]

Im also enrolled in your Looker studio course on udemy.

[@LearnBI]

Thanks! You'll be one of the last because it's coming off Udemy soon and will only be available via our website.

[@sonimoretti]

❤❤❤

[@gogigogi8835]

From watching pie charts, i want one apple crumble pie to eat....imagining.....warm with mustard....

[@robin29110]

Hi Adam, I would like to mention that your videos on Looker Studio have helped us a lot in automating our reporting. With Universal analytics being deprecated and GA 4 taking over. I am eagerly awaiting your informational content on how to go about it using Google Big Query.

[@LearnBI]

The script is already written and will be recording it this week 😉

[@robin29110]

@@LearnBI Amazing!! Looking forward to it.