Dashboard

Let’s be real—data visualization can be frustrating, even for power analysts. I often get so buried in the numbers that stepping back to cOmMuNiCaTe insights can feel like a chore. It’s like making a delicious meal but skipping the plating; no matter how good it tastes, it won’t impress if it looks like mush. But visuals matter. A lot. The good news? You don’t have to sacrifice hours to create dashboards that are sharp, clear, and beautiful. Here are five go-to tips to level up your visualizations—without burning out. The tips are tailored to Tableau users but can be repurposed for your preferred data visualization tool. ...

I took Andy Kriebel’s Makeover Monday challenge a step further by creating a quick tutorial on how to present a dashboard. Surprisingly, I couldn’t find a comprehensive resource on this topic online, so I’m hoping other netizens will find this helpful. Presenting a dashboard, especially when it’s compact like a one-page overview, requires a structured approach to convey insights effectively and keep the audience engaged. A typical presentation time for this kind of dashboard is around 15-20 minutes, as this provides enough time to cover the dashboard’s key elements without overwhelming your audience. ...

Context From 2020 to 2021, I volunteered at the COVID Tracking Project, where our efforts significantly enhanced the accuracy of data collection in the USA. By auditing, compiling, and analyzing sub-national, daily data sources, we delivered accurate, real-time insights to government officials. Our team built over 50 collaborative datasets and corrected inconsistencies in more than 40,000 data points, informing life-saving national testing and immunization strategies to combat COVID-19. Dashboard This dashboard, inspired by Alex the Analyst, exemplifies the impact of our work in providing reliable data that informed public health decisions worldwide, playing a crucial role in creating transparent and globally accessible COVID-19 statistics. ...

King County, WA Housing Insights Line Chart: The line chart displays daily prices from May 1, 2014, to May 1, 2015, illustrating a general upward trend over the year with some fluctuations. Housing prices rise from an average of $0.5M to $1M by November 2014, peaking at $1.3M in May 2015. The zip codes with the highest average price, ranging from $0.9M to $1M, include 98109, 98105, 98004, and 98040. These zip codes, situated close to Lake Union, the only water body within city limits, are still connected to the mainland, possibly making them desirable locations for homes. This observation is supported by the fact that Vashon Island, despite being surrounded by water, is one of the cheapest places to own a home, likely due to its isolation from the mainland and possibly poorer infrastructure. ...