"Making Decisions with Data Visualization" - Highlights
Key takeaways from episode 23 Making Decisions with Data Visualization of Bill Shander's Data Visualization, Data Storytelling, and Information Design - Lesson and Listen Series : Data visualization is crucial for enabling decision-making, as raw data can be boring and difficult to interpret. Understand the decision that needs to be made. Know what questions need answering Understand the data and its meaning in context . Know what your data is saying. The clearer you define questions, the more likely you'll gather and share data that helps your audience make the best decisions. Knowing the data and its relevance to the decision-making process is crucial, going beyond simply locating and calculating KPIs. Visualizations help to identify patterns and trends that may not be apparent in raw data, aiding in better decision-making. Creating visualizations is a consultative process The Listen part of the episode has an interview with Steve Wexler, an expert in data visualizati...