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Phase 5 · Data Visualization

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Dashboard Design Best Practices

Part of the Data Analyst Roadmap.

Summary

Organizing a dashboard around the questions it should answer, placing the most important number top-left (where eyes land first), and resisting the urge to cram in every possible metric.

How to Learn This

  • 1Sketch a dashboard layout on paper before building it in any tool.
  • 2Limit a first-draft dashboard to 5-6 key metrics, then justify adding more.
  • 3Critique a real dashboard you use for clutter or unclear hierarchy.

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