The big book of dashboards : visualizing your data using real-world business scenarios

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- From the three of us -- From Steve -- From Andy -- From Jeff -- About the Authors -- Introduction -- How This Book Is Different -- How This Book Is Organized -- How to Use This Book -- Succeeding in the Real World -- What to Do and What Not to Do -- What Is a Dashboard? -- Final Thought: There Are No Perfect Dashboards -- Part I A Strong Foundation -- Chapter 1 Data Visualization: A Primer -- Why Do We Visualize Data? -- How Do We Visualize Data? -- Preattentive Attributes -- Types of Data -- Encoding Data in Charts -- Color -- Use of Color -- Color Vision Deficiency (Color Blindness) -- Common Chart Types -- Table -- Highlight Table -- Bullet Graph -- When Our Visual Processing System Betrays Us -- Every Decision Is a Compromise -- Designing Dashboards That Are Functional and Beautiful -- Summary -- Part II The Scenarios -- Chapter 2 Course Metrics Dashboard -- Scenario -- Big Picture -- Specifics -- Related Scenarios -- How People Use the Dashboard -- Why This Works -- Easy-to-See Key Metrics -- Simple Color Scheme -- Potential to Be Static or Interactive -- Both Overview and Details Are Clear -- The Traditional Approach and Why You Should Avoid It -- Problems with Figure 2.6 -- Problems with Figure 2.7 -- Author Commentary -- Chapter 3 Comparing Individual Performance with Peers -- Scenario -- Big Picture -- Specifics -- Related Scenarios -- How People Use the Dashboard -- Why This Works -- Clear Dot Color and Position -- Number of Dots Tells a Compelling Story -- Quartile Bands and Median Line Show Clustering -- Key Performance Indicators Present Exact Measures -- Other Considerations -- Why Not Resize the Dots Based on Response Count by Default? -- What Is the x-Axis? -- Speaking about Axes, Why Doesn't they-Axis Start at Zero?.