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A. KolokolovMake Your Data Speakhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-8942-6_6

6. Data Visualization Rules

Alex Kolokolov1  
(1)
Batumi, Georgia
 

We are done with the practice – now let’s move on to the theoretical part. Usually people do the opposite, but I use this approach on purpose. Firstly, so as not to limit you to theory right away. Secondly, because there are exceptions in every visualization rule – I will also show their examples in this part.

These rules are relevant not only for Excel. They will help out when working in any BI platform if you want to accurately and quickly convey the essence of the data to the user.

The information in this part is a clear ...

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