{"id":278,"date":"2020-04-24T04:38:07","date_gmt":"2020-04-24T04:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imperial.digital\/mainsite\/?p=278"},"modified":"2021-04-01T20:34:31","modified_gmt":"2021-04-01T20:34:31","slug":"data-visualization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imperial.digital\/mainsite\/data-visualization\/","title":{"rendered":"Data Visualization"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You&#8217;ve just received your sales numbers for the past month and you want to use them to help you understand the impact they are having on your revenue and inventories. What do you do? Do you print them out and start the laborious process of reviewing the numbers and comparing them to previous reports? Do you throw them in spreadsheet and use some formulas? While these methods could yield some results, the process can get laborious and you will only find what you&#8217;re looking for.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-280 size-portfolio\" src=\"https:\/\/imperial.digital\/mainsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Screen-Shot-2017-04-23-at-9.30.01-PM-495x400.png\" alt=\"Raw data that is not visualized\" width=\"495\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>One method that can improve the speed and innovation of the decision-making process is data visualization.\u00a0<b>Data visualization<\/b> is the presentation of <b>data<\/b> in a pictorial or graphical format. It enables decision makers to see analytics presented visually, so they can grasp difficult concepts or identify new patterns. (Taken from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sas.com\/en_us\/insights\/big-data\/data-visualization.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The SAS Institute<\/a>) \u00a0One strategy, then, when dealing with a large amount of data, is to experiment with several different visualizations to find new patterns and trends.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-281 size-portfolio\" src=\"https:\/\/imperial.digital\/mainsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/WeeklySaleschart-495x400.png\" alt=\"Data visualization in a line chart\" width=\"495\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imperial.digital\/mainsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/WeeklySaleschart-495x400.png 495w, https:\/\/imperial.digital\/mainsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/WeeklySaleschart-845x684.png 845w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The data visualization shown above is a simple chart that can be created using Excel; more complex and interactive graphics can be created using more sophisticated analysis software such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tableau.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tableau<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/powerbi.microsoft.com\/en-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Microsoft PowerBI<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You&#8217;ve just received your sales numbers for the past month and you want to use them to help you understand the impact they are having on your revenue and inventories. 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