Videos: data visualizations
The videos on this page explain how to visualize reports and charts, starting from chart views and some additional tips and tricks.
The documentation also describes those topics: Conditional cell formatting, Create charts, Customize chart, Charts conditional formatting.
Gauge chart
Time required: 5min
Gauge charts allow displaying progress towards a goal in a simple and effective way. Get to know how to set up a Gauge chart and represent this information in a colorful gauge or bright values only.
Scatter and Bubble chart
Time required: 5min
To display relationships between two or more metrics, use a Scatter chart and bubbles in a Line chart. Get to know how to set up them and how to mix different chart types together also when analyzing relationships between measures.
Map chart
Time required: 5min
In this training episode, learn how to set up a map chart using geographical coordinates or codes of states/countries to visualize report data on maps.
Gantt and Bar/Range chart
Time Required: 7min
Learn how to illustrate scheduled tasks and their progress on the timeline, using a Gantt chart or range in a Bar chart. During the episode, get to know how to create from a scratch a simple calculated measure to track the progress of the task.
Paint With Your Data in eazyBI
Time required: 20 minutes
Create nice-looking and insightful reports in eazyBI using improved features–cell formatting, sparklines, and others. Use them wisely and your reports may become pieces of art with different layers of information.
Slides: Paint-With-Your-Data-in-eazyBI.pdf
Data visualization: How to pick the right chart type
Time required: 30 minutes
How to turn your numbers into knowledge? Your job is not only to separate noise from the data but also to present it the right way. How do you choose the right chart type and how to use different charts effectively? The do’s and don’ts or data visualization.
See also a blog post on this topic: How to Pick the Right Chart Type?
Slides: 21-data-visualization.pdf
How to Lie With Reports: Tips to Improve Your Data Literacy
Time required: 30 minutes
Information can be easily manipulated. How to read, understand, create, and communicate data correctly, to avoid misinterpretation and bad decisions.
Slides: How to Lie With Charts.pdf
Build Smart and Nice-Looking Reports
Time required: 1 h 20 minutes
Learn how to build different report types using eazyBI built-in features and custom MDX calculations: guidelines, trend lines, burn ups and burn downs, statistical reports, efficiency reports, progress bars, and more; and make visually appealing and informative dashboards. Training will be use case based and designated to all eazyBI report builders.
Custom Drill Through Issues Report
Time required: 8 minutes
Learn how to drill into report results and how to create an overview and detailed report in one.