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  • What is an objective?
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Objectives and Visualizations

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After having selected the data tables that are needed to build your topic in the step you move forward to the .

This is the phase where you decide the information you want to get out of your data. The first decision to make is, what will be the objective of the topic?

What is an objective?

An objective is essentially the main purpose of the topic. It sets the stage and drives the configuration process. Examples of objectives are comparison, ranking and progress overview of your data.

When selecting an objective, keep the end goal of how all of your users will use this data in mind.

For example, if you want to compare two entities to identify similarities, differences and their overall performance, you can use an objective called comparison.

If instead you want to see the trend of a particular entity and its fluctuations in time, select the over time objective. After selecting an objective, you will then be able to view all the visualization types that satisfy that objective.

The first thing to do in the configure step is to select an objective.

The right objective for your goal

Here you can find a list of all the objectives available.

  • Over time

It shows the evolution of data in a given amount of time, e.g. Can you show me sales over the last month?

  • Comparison

It’s used to show, estimate, measure, or note the similarity or dissimilarity between different items or facts, e.g. Can you show me a comparison of Sold vs. Budget?

  • Composition

It shows the breakdown of a total in its parts, e.g. Give me a breakdown of total sales of shoes by item number. Remember that this type of visualization works efficiently with positive values only.

  • Progress

The status of an item or fact in relation to an objective or scale, e.g. How long does it take to reach my 2020 sales target?

  • Ranking

It shows the position of different ordered items, e.g. Who have been the top sellers in the last month?

  • List

A list of items that doesn’t follow any particular order, e.g. Show me a list of vendor locations.

  • Description

A card or a form with the details of an item or an entity, e.g. Give me the product details of the X3 sneakers item.

  • Highlight

The single, highlighted values that indicate the state or level of an item or fact, e.g. Give me the total amount of the X3 sneaker sold.

Visualization of the objectives

Each objective can be represented with one or more specific visualizations that will help users to better interpret the data’s insights.

Visual representations are very useful to summarize results and can be easily shared with clients, colleagues and stakeholders.

In the following table, see the types of visualizations available for each objective we can associate with them (more are coming!).

Visualization

Applicable Objectives

Single line*

Over time

Multi line

w/ Single entity:

w/ Multiple entities:

Over time

Single column

Comparison

Single column pos/neg

Comparison

Cluster column

w/ Single entity:

w/ Multiple entities:

Comparison

Scatterplot

Comparison

Donut

Composition

Progress gauge

Progress

Donut gauge

Progress

Table

List example:

Ranking example:

List

Ranking

Light Table

Description

Scaled-up number*

Highlight


You will choose the objective that is most accurately going to respond to your needs. In order to do this, you will have to define.

*Compatible with

Two dimensional scatter:Three dimensional scatter:

*Compatible with

Once you click on an objective, you need to choose one of the visualizations that is included in that objective. Once you have done this, you can move on to selecting the that will build your topic.

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