Take Power BI Visualization to the Next Level... · 2017-10-02 · DW/BI Consultant, Mentor,...

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Take Power BI Visualization to the Next Level

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Reza Rad

RADACAD

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DW/BI Consultant, Mentor, Trainer, Speaker

Microsoft Data Platform MVP

Author of SQL Server and BI books

Author of Power BI from Rookie to Rock Star book

Power BI Trainer for thousands of Developers

Microsoft Certified Trainer

Microsoft Certified Professional

Co-Leader of NZ BI User Group

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Agenda

• Importance of Visualization

• Mobility

• Interactivity

• Grouping and Binning

• Custom Visuals

• Choosing the Right Visual/Chart• Map• Line Chart• Bar/Column Chart• Scatter• Table/Matrix• Combo Chart

• Colors


Importance of Visualization


Find the biggest number


With Variety of Colors


Chart?


Visualization Can Tell Stories


Bad Visualization = No Insight


Charts Are Not the Problem


Design for Mobile

http://www.smartinsights.com/mobile-marketing/mobile-marketing-analytics/mobile-marketing-statistics/

http://www.smartinsights.com/mobile-marketing/mobile-marketing-analytics/mobile-marketing-statistics/


Power BI for Mobile

There are officially more mobile devices than people in the world** Independent Magazine

Global Mobile Traffic Growth by Device Type ** Cisco

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/collateral/service-provider/visual-networking-index-vni/mobile-white-paper-c11-520862.html

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/collateral/service-provider/visual-networking-index-vni/mobile-white-paper-c11-520862.html


Control the Interaction of Visuals

FilteringHighlightingNone


Grouping and Binning

Creating Groups on the FlyTell Story of one category vs others


Binning

NumbersDate/Time


Custom Visuals

Extend Possibilities

https://app.powerbi.com/groups/me/reports/16d9d2e4-bc5c-42b9-8807-8f0e6bb02d57/ReportSection


Map

• 5 Different Ways of Showing Map in Power BI• Map Visual

• Filled Map Visual

• Shape Map Visual

• Custom Visuals (Such as Synoptic Panel by OKViz)

• ArcGIS (ESRI)

• Add more insight to map by new layers


Line Chart

• Trend Analysis


You can show Multiple Measures


Column/Bar Chart

• Shows information in Categories

• Best for Comparing Categories

• Types• Clustered

• Stacked

• Clustered - Stacked


Gender by Education Diversity


What about Clustered Chart?


Scatter Chart

• Perfect for visualizing up to 3 measures

• With the trend over time


Table and Matrix

• Conditional Formatting

• Why so many tables without conditional formatting?!!!!


Combo Chart

• Two measures not at the same Scale

• % and $ or Qty


Enhance Visualizations

• Filtering

• Sorting

• Data Labels


Colors


Color Wheel

https://blog.kissmetrics.com/art-of-color-coordination/?wide=1



Warm / Cool Colors

• Reference: http://lifehacker.com/learn-the-basics-of-color-theory-to-know-what-looks-goo-1608972072

http://lifehacker.com/learn-the-basics-of-color-theory-to-know-what-looks-goo-1608972072


Color Harmonies (Schemes)




Variations; Hue, Tint, Tone, Shade

• Reference: http://lifehacker.com/learn-the-basics-of-color-theory-to-know-what-looks-goo-1608972072

http://lifehacker.com/learn-the-basics-of-color-theory-to-know-what-looks-goo-1608972072


Is it still hard to select colors?

http://www.colourlovers.com/palettes/most-views/all-time/meta

http://www.colourlovers.com/palettes/most-views/all-time/meta


Color Blindness

• 1 in 12 men (8%)

• 1 in 200 women (0.5%)

• Average: ~ 4%


What Color Blind Would See?

Red/green Color Blind Red/green Color Blind Blue/Yellow Color Blind

http://www.colourblindawareness.org/colour-blindness/

http://www.colourblindawareness.org/colour-blindness/


Summary

• Importance of Visualization

• Mobility

• Interactivity

• Grouping and Binning

• Custom Visuals

• Choosing the Right Visual/Chart• Map• Line Chart• Bar/Column Chart• Scatter• Table/Matrix• Combo Chart

• Colors


References to Study More• Power BI online Book

• http://www.radacad.com/online-book-power-bi-from-rookie-to-rockstar

• (Download all Demos and examples from here)

• Alberto Cairo’s Books and articles

• http://www.thefunctionalart.com/

• Visualization Sessions in PASS Summit• My Favorite Pie (Chart ) – Markus Ehrenmueller – Summit 16• A Bigger Boat – Mark Vaillancourt – Summit 15

• Stephen Few; Books and Workshops

• https://www.perceptualedge.com/

• Devin Knight’s Custom Visual Blog Series

• https://devinknightsql.com/category/power-bi-custom-visuals/

http://www.radacad.com/online-book-power-bi-from-rookie-to-rockstar

http://www.thefunctionalart.com/

https://www.perceptualedge.com/

https://devinknightsql.com/category/power-bi-custom-visuals/

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