CHAPTER 14 OTHER DASHBOARD TECHNIQUES AND PRACTICES

In this chapter

An Important Preliminary Issue 338

Simple Fixes in Visualizing Data 339

Constructing ABC (Actual Budget Comparison) Charts 344

Using a Candlestick Component as a Box Plot 347

Closing Thoughts 350

This chapter outlines a variety of techniques and practices that are helpful in building Xcelsius dashboards. There is no one particular theme; this is just a collection of techniques and approaches you may find useful. There is, however, one undercurrent that runs throughout many of the chapter’s examples: Rather than say that something cannot or should not be done, I describe workarounds.

AN IMPORTANT PRELIMINARY ISSUE

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