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Creating Dashboards

Dr Thiyanga S. Talagala

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What were the challenges that you faced when planning the dashboard?

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Essential tips and considerations

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1. Your audience and use cases

  • Who is going to use your dashboard?

  • For what purposes will they use your dashboard?

  • Do not use user specific-tabs

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2. Decide on the goals

What information will the user/ users be looking at?

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3. Display information clearly and effectively

4. Communicate information quickly

Your dashboard should be,

  • simple,

  • easy to understand,

  • easy to read,

  • helpful without increasing cognitive load.

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5. Select an appropriate color theme

6. Clear and consistent naming conventions

7. Effectively use the space

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8. Use the right type of visualization

What do you want to show?

  • Composition

  • Comparison

  • Distributions

  • Relationships

Types of visualizations

  • Static

  • Dynamic

  • Interactive

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Static

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Interactive

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Dynamic

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9. Use interactive filters

  • Chart zoom

  • Drill-through

  • Drill-downs

  • Click-to-filters

  • Cross tabs

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10. Optimize for multiple screens

  • Desktop

  • Mobile, etc.

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Let's create a dashboard

Packages

library(shiny)

library(shinydashboard)

library(scemantic.dashboard)

library(flexdashboard)

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What were the challenges that you faced when planning the dashboard?

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