课程: How to Create Executive-Level Data Visualizations

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Rescuing raw data

Rescuing raw data

When executives have told me they just want to see the numbers, I don't believe them. I've only worked with one executive who can actually look at raw data like this and say, "Wow, that's a great story." The rest of us need charts and other visualizations to make sense of the numbers. Never show a wall of numbers to executives. Instead, you can rescue that raw data. I'll walk you through the four steps to turn all those numbers into a story. First, zero in on what decisions could come out of this data. Consider which columns and rows are critical and which ones you don't need for this analysis. The raw data in this example is on a city's eviction history. If leaders want to decide on how to reduce evictions, this data has clues. The dates, the locations, and the eviction reasons are buried here. They can reveal trends and the factors driving evictions. The second step is visualizing that strategic data. You don't have to visualize all the numbers, just the relevant ones. And once you…

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