Business Intelligence
Components
Dashboards Components
There are many components that can be used in a dashboard, with many varieties and
versions of each. Here are a few:
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Tables - tables typically display numeric data and are effective for data that is
disparate in type
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Line Graphs - these graphs are particularly appropriate for displaying data that
is related in time
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Bar Graphs - these graphs are very useful for displaying categorical data
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Pie Charts - there is a lot of debate over the usefulness of these as dashboard
components, as usually there will need to be a separate legend or scale applied
elsewhere, making this graphs slower to interpret
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Traffic lighting - this typically shows green (good), amber (OK), red (bad) statuses
against targets. These are very useful in quickly showing the overall 'wellness'
of a business
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Maps - for geographical data these can easily show relative sales by colouring different
counties with different colours to show good/bad sales against targets.
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