Humans are really good at understanding data when visualized properly – that’s why many great data and analytics solutions utilize dashboards. In this new eBook, we provide the information you need to create visualizations that make it easy for users to interpret the data.We expand on the following principles to help you create effective visualizations:1. Reduce Cognitive LiftAsk yourself: “How hard am I making people work to understand this information?”2. Think Twice Before DesigningIf a visual has the risk of misleading someone, think again about how to present the information.3. Define the Purpose: Explanatory or Exploratory AnalysisAre you trying to figure out what’s noteworthy in your data, or are you trying to explain something specific?4. Focus the Attention on What’s ImportantUse basic design techniques to draw attention on what you want users to see.5. Know that Aesthetics Matter TooPeople get excited about exotic visualizations, and sometimes they are appropriate to use.Download eBook Talk With a Data Analytics Expert"*" indicates required fieldsFirst Name* First Last Name* Last Email* Phone Number*Job PositionPlease SelectIT- DeveloperIT- AnalystIT- Systems EngineerIT- ManagerIT- Dir/VPCIOCOOCTOMarketing- PractitionerMarketing- MgrMarketing- Dir/ VPMarketing- CMOSales- ProfessionalSales- Mgr/DirSales- VP/ExecProject ManagerFinance- ProfessionalFinance- Mgmt/ ExecCEO/PresidentConsultantCustomer ServiceJob Seeker/StudentOtherCompany Name*Company Location*Please SelectUnited StatesCanadaAustriaBelgiumBulgariaCroatiaCyprusGreeceDenmarkLuxembourgIrelandHungaryFinlandFranceGermanyPortugalPolandItalySpainNetherlandsSwedenSlovakiaSouth AfricaSwitzerlandAustraliaUnited KingdomNew ZealandMexicoEthiopiaPhilippinesSwazilandKenyaLiberiaIndonesiaSaudi ArabiaTrinidad and TobagoColombiaSyriaPeople's Republic of ChinaUnited Arab EmiratesKoreaNigeriaNepalAlgeriaPakistanGhanaChileHong KongArgentinaCzech RepublicPeruSierra LeoneIvory CoastKuwaitZimbabweRwandaBrazilIranUgandaEcuadorEgyptCameroonMauritiusAlbaniaIsraelSaint Kitts and NevisJapanTurkeyRomaniaSloveniaBangladeshSingaporeTunisiaIndiaLithuaniaUkraineGuatemalaNorwayRussiaMalaysiaBoliviaSerbiaUruguaySenegalDominicaChinaVietnamBahrainYemenEast TimorBelarusPalestinian TerritoryMaltaPanamaTaiwanQatarMadagascarLebanonJamaicaChristmas IslandSudanAndorraHaitiEstoniaAntigua and BarbudaKazakhstanPuerto RicoCosta RicaGuamSomaliaSri LankaBermudaTogoJerseyMayotteAmerican SamoaLatviaBahamasOmanEl SalvadorAfghanistanBotswanaSouth SudanCôte d'IvoireMoroccoChadThailandVenezuelaAngolaArmeniaAntarcticaGambiaCubaGrenadaAnguillaBeninBurkina FasoMontserratZambiaCuracaoNorth KoreaBonaire, Saint Eustatiusand SabaAland IslandsFrench PolynesiaDemocratic Republic of the CongoMaliHondurasCentral African RepublicRepublic of the CongoBarbadosNigerRussian FederationNicaraguaCocos (Keeling) IslandsFrench GuianaMontenegroTanzaniaNamibiaJordanUnited States MinorOutlying IslandsDominican RepublicIcelandFijiBurundiArubaIraqMacedoniaBruneiMongoliaParaguayPapua New GuineaCambodiaMalawiSolomon IslandsTongaAzerbaijanSan MarinoGeorgiaDjiboutiUzbekistanState*Please SelectAlabamaAlaskaAmerican SamoaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaGuamHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaNorthern Mariana IslandsOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaPuerto RicoRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahU.S. Virgin IslandsVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingArmed Forces AmericasArmed Forces EuropeArmed Forces PacificProvince*Please SelectAlbertaBritish ColumbiaManitobaNew BrunswickNewfoundland and LabradorNorthwest TerritoriesNova ScotiaNunavutOntarioPrince Edward IslandQuebecSaskatchewanYukonHow did you hear about us?Comments*By checking this box, you agree to our Privacy Policy, and we may contact you about our products and services. You can opt out of our communications at any time by visiting our Subscription Center.By checking this box, you agree to our Privacy Policy, and we may contact you about our products and services. You can opt out of our communications at any time by visiting our Subscription Center. I agree to receive communications from Analytics8.CAPTCHACommentsThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.