Mastering Microsoft Power BI

Visualization anti-patterns

In addition to report planning and generally aligning reports with visualization best practices, it can be helpful to acknowledge and avoid several common visualization anti-patterns. For many reports, particularly when report development time and Power BI experience is limited, simply avoiding these anti-patterns coupled with adequate planning and appropriate visual type choices is sufficient to deliver quality, sustainable content.

Six of the most common visualization anti-patterns include the following:

• A cluttered interface of many visuals and report elements that's complex or difficult to interpret:
  • This is often the result of too many visuals per report page or too high a precision being displayed
  • Separate ...