{"id":8635,"date":"2020-11-06T04:15:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-06T04:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubiq.co\/tech-blog\/?p=8635"},"modified":"2025-08-26T04:35:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T04:35:20","slug":"top-4-data-visualization-best-practices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubiq.co\/tech-blog\/top-4-data-visualization-best-practices\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 4 Data Visualization Best Practices"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Data visualization makes it easy to get insights and make informed decisions. However, if you design your visualizations properly then it can confuse your audience, instead of helping them. Luckily, there are a few simple data visualization best practices that you can follow to make your data visualizations intuitive. In this article, we will look at the key data visualization principles to keep in mind while analyzing data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/ubiq.co\/tech-blog\/top-4-data-visualization-best-practices\/#What_makes_a_good_data_visualization\" >What makes a good data visualization<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/ubiq.co\/tech-blog\/top-4-data-visualization-best-practices\/#Top_4_Data_Visualization_Best_Practices\" >Top 4 Data Visualization Best Practices<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/ubiq.co\/tech-blog\/top-4-data-visualization-best-practices\/#1_Understand_Your_Audience\" >1. Understand Your Audience<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/ubiq.co\/tech-blog\/top-4-data-visualization-best-practices\/#2_Choose_the_Right_Visualization\" >2. Choose the Right Visualization<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/ubiq.co\/tech-blog\/top-4-data-visualization-best-practices\/#3_Provide_Context\" >3. Provide Context<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/ubiq.co\/tech-blog\/top-4-data-visualization-best-practices\/#4_Keep_it_simple\" >4. Keep it simple<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_makes_a_good_data_visualization\"><\/span>What makes a good data visualization<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Data visualization is simply a visual way of communicating information. It helps people quickly get insights from a pile of numbers. A good data visualization is easy to understand, keeps the audience in mind and clearly communicates your message to the viewers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Top_4_Data_Visualization_Best_Practices\"><\/span>Top 4 Data Visualization Best Practices<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are the top 4 data visualization best practices to keep in mind while designing visualizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Understand_Your_Audience\"><\/span>1. Understand Your Audience<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the most important data visualization best practices is to understand your audience and design visualizations that helps them get information, answers and insights. User requirements can greatly vary depending on your target audience, and you will need to change data visualization from one audience to another. For example, a sales manager might be interested in looking at daily sales information, while a CEO will be interested in quarterly sales numbers. So ask the following questions before you start visualizing data<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Who will use this visualization?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What information are they looking for?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What decision do they need to make?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you understand your target audience and their requirements, it will be easier for you to present the right information in your visualizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Choose_the_Right_Visualization\"><\/span>2. Choose the Right Visualization<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Another key data visualization principle is to choose the right visualization. You can always present your data in multiple ways, some are more intuitive than the others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your choice of visualization can help or hurt your audience. In which of the following graphs, is sales trend is easy to spot?<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"730\" height=\"282\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ubiq.co\/tech-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/choose-right-visualization-4-1024x395-1.png?resize=730%2C282&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ubiq.co\/tech-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/choose-right-visualization-4-1024x395-1.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ubiq.co\/tech-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/choose-right-visualization-4-1024x395-1.png?resize=768%2C296&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The sales trend is obvious in bar graph whereas the pie chart is simply confusing. The viewer will get lost between the pie slices and chart legend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s a simple diagram to help you determine the right data visualization, depending on the type of information you want to present.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"730\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ubiq.co\/tech-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/data-chart-type-1024x718-1.png?resize=730%2C512&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ubiq.co\/tech-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/data-chart-type-1024x718-1.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ubiq.co\/tech-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/data-chart-type-1024x718-1.png?resize=768%2C539&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Provide_Context\"><\/span>3. Provide Context<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>10% growth in sales sounds like a good number. But is it relative to past month, or compared to last year?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Charts and graphs alone are insufficient to deliver insights to your audience. It needs to be conveyed along with the right context. Look at the two bar charts below. Which one is easy to understand?<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"730\" height=\"214\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ubiq.co\/tech-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/chart-context-1-1024x300-1.png?resize=730%2C214&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ubiq.co\/tech-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/chart-context-1-1024x300-1.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ubiq.co\/tech-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/chart-context-1-1024x300-1.png?resize=768%2C225&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The bar chart on the right is intuitive, thanks to its chart title, data labels and axis labels. So ensure that you present your data with the right context. Describe what your visualization is about, and mention any assumptions and caveats as footnotes. There are many simple and subtle ways to add context to your data visualizations using:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Chart title<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Axes labels<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Data labels<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Footnotes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Interactive Tooltips<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Keep_it_simple\"><\/span>4. Keep it simple<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Data visualizations and dashboards contain many visual elements such as colors, graphs and charts, and can be quite distracting, if not designed properly. So keep things simple so that they are easy to understand. This means<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Don&#8217;t use too many colors. Use 3-4 colors consistently across all your data visualizations on a dashboard<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Arrange visualizations in a logical manner &#8211; important summaries at the top, followed by charts for distributions &amp; comparisons, and finally granular tables of data<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Place related visualizations nearby. For example, graphs pertaining to same product, brand or region can be arranged next to each other.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Hopefully, the above <a href=\"\/data-visualization-tools\">data visualization<\/a> best practices will help you design intuitive dashboards &amp; reports for your business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubiq.co\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ubiq<\/a> makes it easy to visualize data and monitor them in real-time dashboards. <a href=\"https:\/\/ubiq.co\/accounts\/register\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Try Ubiq<\/a> for free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also read:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/ubiq.co\/tech-blog\/how-to-choose-the-right-data-visualization\/\">How to Choose Right Data Visualization<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/ubiq.co\/tech-blog\/key-financial-charts-and-graphs-for-every-business\/\">Key Financial Charts &amp; Graphs To Track<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/ubiq.co\/tech-blog\/top-5-data-visualization-techniques-for-your-data\/\">Top 5 Visualization Techniques for Data<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Data visualization best practices and principles can help you create intuitive graphs &#038; charts. 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