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Visualizations Matrix

The document discusses different types of visualizations in QlikView and when each type should be used, including bar charts for comparisons, line charts for trends over time, combo charts for multiple measures, radar charts for high-level group comparisons, gauge charts for ratios and percentages, scatter charts to show measurements as dimensions, grid charts for multiple cross-dimensional measures, pie charts to show measurement distributions, block charts to show multiple measures for one dimension, and pivot tables for grouping dimensions with measures.

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Visualizations Matrix

The document discusses different types of visualizations in QlikView and when each type should be used, including bar charts for comparisons, line charts for trends over time, combo charts for multiple measures, radar charts for high-level group comparisons, gauge charts for ratios and percentages, scatter charts to show measurements as dimensions, grid charts for multiple cross-dimensional measures, pie charts to show measurement distributions, block charts to show multiple measures for one dimension, and pivot tables for grouping dimensions with measures.

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QlikView

Visualizations

When to use What charts

Bar chart
• Comparisons for similar measurements
• Actual vs. Budget money to money, quantity to quantity
• Amount over time time to time
• Top N category values (e.g. sales reps)
Line Charts
• Measurement to follow its movements
• Comparisons among items
• Performance Trends Amount movements over time
• Compare 2 dimensions Annual Comparisons over months

Combo Chart
• Comparisons for multi-measurements
• Two measures Currency amount and quantity
• Amount and percentage
• Two axis Left-axis and right axis for measurements
• Two or more axis Split axis horizontally

Radar Chart
• Comparisons of high level groups
• One or Two measurements Sales and Profit
• (Avoid a dimension with many values)

Gauge Charts
• Ratio of measurements
• Percentages Margin, Quota Achieved, YTD vs. Last YTD
• (Avoid actual amounts)

Combo Chart
• Comparisons for multi-measurements
• Two measures Currency amount and quantity
• Amount and percentage
• Two axis Left-axis and right axis for measurements
• Two or more axis Split axis horizontally

Radar Chart
• Comparisons of high level groups
• One or Two measurements Sales and Profit
• (Avoid a dimension with many values)




Gauge Charts
• Ratio of measurements
• Percentages Margin, Quota Achieved, YTD vs. Last YTD
• (Avoid actual amounts)

Scatter Chart
• Measurements act as dimensions (3D chart)
• 3D measurement chart Amounts, quantity and # of customers
• Map chart Sales on geographical map

Grid Chart
• 2 or 3 dimensions with a measurement
• Multi-cross dim measures Amount over region and product
• over time

Pie Chart
• Visual distribution measurements
• What contributes how to the whole Regional Sales
• Yes / No analysis

Block Chart
• One dimension with multiple measurements
• KPI Overview Cycle group dimension with Sales, Qty, Margin
• Sort in any columns (No grouping)
Pivot Table
• Multi-dimensions with one or more measurements
• Grouping of dimensions Product sales by item
• Dimension across table Annual sales by months
• Variance calculation using before( )
• No repetition of the same values (grouped)
• No end-user sort by double-click

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