Visualization Choice & Reporting

Workflow

Copy this checklist and track your progress:

Visualization Choice & Reporting Progress:
- [ ] Step 1: Clarify question and profile data
- [ ] Step 2: Select visualization type
- [ ] Step 3: Design effective chart
- [ ] Step 4: Narrate insights and actions
- [ ] Step 5: Validate and deliver

Step 1: Clarify question and profile data

Define the question you're answering (What's the trend? How do X and Y compare? What's the distribution? What drives Z? What's the composition?). Profile your data: type (categorical, numerical, temporal, geospatial), granularity (daily, user-level, aggregated), size (10 rows, 10K, 10M), dimensions (1D, 2D, multivariate). See Question-Data Profiling.

Step 2: Select visualization type