They serve the purpose of providing a deep-dive view into a data set and tend to concentrate on a single item or event. So what makes them different?īroadly speaking, reports usually have a more narrow focus. Data dashboards versus reportsīoth dashboards and reports are commonly utilized to collect and analyze data.
And since dashboards use visualizations like tables, graphs, and charts, others who aren’t as close to the data can quickly and easily understand the story it tells or the insights it reveals. They can include data of all sorts with varying date ranges to help you understand: what happened, why it happened, what may happen, and what action you should take. And oftentimes, this includes things like key performance indicators (KPI)s or other important business metrics that stakeholders need to see and understand at a glance.ĭashboards are useful across different industries and verticals because they’re highly customizable. Usually, a dashboard is intended to convey different, but related information in an easy-to-digest form. One of the easiest ways to make data easy to understand for technical and non-technical audiences is to create a dashboard that easily displays all of your data visualizations in one place.Ī dashboard is a way of displaying various types of visual data in one place. If you’re presenting data to less well-versed stakeholders at your company, you may need to simplify it before sharing it with others. If you’re an industry expert, you may find complex data easier to understand. This can change, depending on who will view the data. So what’s the key to making data-driven decisions? Finding the most important data and formatting it in a way that’s easy to understand. However, the amount of information that’s available at any time can be overwhelming for the most data-savvy person. In this day and age, understanding data is the key to making the best decisions for any business. Reference Materials Toggle sub-navigation.Teams and Organizations Toggle sub-navigation.
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