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It's Not The Ink, It's The Think: 6 Effective Data Visualization Strategies

Occam's Razor

Too many bars, inside them too many slices, odd color choices, all end up with this question: what the heck's going on here? We throw off a lot of data as a subtle way of earning a great job performance review. What you want to do instead is to do all the slicing, dicing, segmentation, beautiful math, and then step above it.

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Great Storytelling With Data: Visualize Simply And Focus Obsessively

Occam's Razor

Second, between 2012 and 2013. You are just comparing performance, and the numbers would only clutter the slide. When I present it, I'll say something like "Our peak investment, in Aquantive in 2013, was 700k." Despite that, I bet it was still harder than necessary for you to figure out what is going on.

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What Is Embedded Analytics?

Jet Global

Companies like Tableau (which raised over $250 million when it had its IPO in 2013) demonstrated an unmet need in the market. These tools enable users to quickly draw conclusions and monitor key performance indicators. Interactivity can include dropdowns and filters for users to slice and dice data.