Data Visualization and Dashboards

  1. Essential Chart Types and Their Usage
    1. Comparing Categories
      1. Bar Charts
        1. Vertical Bar Charts
          1. Horizontal Bar Charts
            1. Stacked Bar Charts
              1. Grouped Bar Charts
                1. 100% Stacked Bar Charts
                  1. Best Use Cases
                    1. Common Pitfalls
                    2. Pie and Donut Charts
                      1. Pie Charts
                        1. Donut Charts
                          1. Best Practices and Limitations
                            1. Alternatives to Pie Charts
                            2. Cleveland Dot Plots
                              1. Advantages over Bar Charts
                                1. Use Cases
                              2. Visualizing Relationships and Distributions
                                1. Scatter Plots
                                  1. Bivariate Relationships
                                    1. Trend Lines
                                      1. Clustering Patterns
                                        1. Overplotting Solutions
                                        2. Bubble Charts
                                          1. Encoding Additional Variables
                                            1. Size and Color Mapping
                                            2. Histograms
                                              1. Bin Selection
                                                1. Frequency Distribution
                                                  1. Density Curves
                                                  2. Box and Whisker Plots
                                                    1. Quartiles and Outliers
                                                      1. Comparing Distributions
                                                        1. Violin Plots
                                                        2. Correlation Matrices
                                                          1. Heatmap Representation
                                                            1. Correlation Coefficients
                                                          2. Representing Parts of a Whole
                                                            1. Treemaps
                                                              1. Hierarchical Proportions
                                                                1. Squarified Layouts
                                                                2. Sunburst Charts
                                                                  1. Multi-Level Hierarchies
                                                                    1. Interactive Exploration
                                                                    2. Waterfall Charts
                                                                      1. Sequential Contributions
                                                                        1. Positive and Negative Changes
                                                                        2. Marimekko Charts
                                                                          1. Two-Dimensional Proportions
                                                                        3. Geospatial Visualization
                                                                          1. Choropleth Maps
                                                                            1. Color-Coding Regions
                                                                              1. Classification Methods
                                                                              2. Symbol Maps
                                                                                1. Point Markers
                                                                                  1. Proportional Symbols
                                                                                  2. Heatmaps
                                                                                    1. Density Visualization
                                                                                      1. Kernel Density Estimation
                                                                                      2. Flow Maps
                                                                                        1. Movement and Migration
                                                                                          1. Origin-Destination Data
                                                                                          2. Cartograms
                                                                                            1. Area Distortion
                                                                                              1. Value-Based Scaling
                                                                                            2. Advanced Chart Types
                                                                                              1. Parallel Coordinates
                                                                                                1. Multidimensional Data
                                                                                                  1. Pattern Recognition
                                                                                                  2. Radar Charts
                                                                                                    1. Multivariate Comparisons
                                                                                                      1. Limitations and Alternatives
                                                                                                      2. Sankey Diagrams
                                                                                                        1. Flow Visualization
                                                                                                          1. Energy and Process Flows
                                                                                                          2. Network Diagrams
                                                                                                            1. Force-Directed Layouts
                                                                                                            2. Small Multiples
                                                                                                              1. Faceting Data
                                                                                                                1. Comparative Analysis
                                                                                                              2. Choosing the Right Chart
                                                                                                                1. The Chart Chooser Framework
                                                                                                                  1. Data Type Considerations
                                                                                                                    1. Analytical Task Alignment
                                                                                                                    2. Aligning Chart Type with Data and Message
                                                                                                                      1. Avoiding Misrepresentation
                                                                                                                        1. Matching Audience Needs
                                                                                                                        2. Chart Selection Decision Trees
                                                                                                                          1. Systematic Approach
                                                                                                                            1. Common Decision Points

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                                                                                                                        3. Introduction to Dashboards