Comments for blog.xlcubed.com http://blog.xlcubed.com The Blog of XLCubed Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:13:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on Excel Dashboard Competition: Bank Dashboard by Bank dashboards | Lipotrez http://blog.xlcubed.com/2008/08/excel-dashboard-competition-bank-dashboard/#comment-912 Bank dashboards | Lipotrez Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:13:35 +0000 http://blog.xlcubed.com/?p=398#comment-912 [...] Excel Dashboard Competition: Bank Dashboard – blog.xlcubed.comAug 11, 2008 … Excel Dashboard Competition: Bank Dashboard. This blog post is the first in a series of blog post that features the winners of the 2008 Excel … [...] [...] Excel Dashboard Competition: Bank Dashboard – blog.xlcubed.comAug 11, 2008 … Excel Dashboard Competition: Bank Dashboard. This blog post is the first in a series of blog post that features the winners of the 2008 Excel … [...]

]]> Comment on Number Formats by AdamV http://blog.xlcubed.com/2011/08/number-formats/#comment-891 AdamV Mon, 12 Dec 2011 21:14:59 +0000 http://blog.xlcubed.com/?p=2907#comment-891 Aside from the obvious "red for negative numbers", a personal favourite of mine for using colour in number formats is to colour zeroes eg blue, especially when showing numbers with little precision eg % growth or variance to only one decimal - it is quite possible that some figures will be very nearly zero and appear as 0.0, so it is handy to be able to quickly identify any which are exactly zero as that often indicates a slightly different situation. I also advocate using the 0, or 0,, approach very often with Pivot Tables - a summary should be easy to read and interpret, and if reducing the precision helps to do that, all the better. In these cases I would not add the label repeatedly in every value (which is fine in other contexts) but in the field name eg "Sales (GBP Millions)" or "Cost (USD '000)" Aside from the obvious “red for negative numbers”, a personal favourite of mine for using colour in number formats is to colour zeroes eg blue, especially when showing numbers with little precision eg % growth or variance to only one decimal – it is quite possible that some figures will be very nearly zero and appear as 0.0, so it is handy to be able to quickly identify any which are exactly zero as that often indicates a slightly different situation.
I also advocate using the 0, or 0,, approach very often with Pivot Tables – a summary should be easy to read and interpret, and if reducing the precision helps to do that, all the better. In these cases I would not add the label repeatedly in every value (which is fine in other contexts) but in the field name eg “Sales (GBP Millions)” or “Cost (USD ’000)”

]]> Comment on Small Multiples – Abortion Data 1980-2003 by Chart Design: Abortion Ratios 1980-2003 « « The Excel Charts Blog The Excel Charts Blog http://blog.xlcubed.com/2008/07/small-mutiples-abortion-data-1980-2003/#comment-884 Chart Design: Abortion Ratios 1980-2003 « « The Excel Charts Blog The Excel Charts Blog Sat, 03 Dec 2011 16:39:55 +0000 http://blog.xlcubed.com/?p=291#comment-884 [...] [Update: Jon discusses the process of pattern discovery in RE: Abortion Ratios 1980-2003. Andreas adds several good suggestions and shows how to display the date in a more consistent small multiples chart.] [...] [...] [Update: Jon discusses the process of pattern discovery in RE: Abortion Ratios 1980-2003. Andreas adds several good suggestions and shows how to display the date in a more consistent small multiples chart.] [...]

]]> Comment on Small charts are beautiful by Information visualization: frequently asked questions « « The Excel Charts Blog The Excel Charts Blog http://blog.xlcubed.com/2008/05/small-charts-are-beautiful/#comment-883 Information visualization: frequently asked questions « « The Excel Charts Blog The Excel Charts Blog Sat, 03 Dec 2011 16:05:21 +0000 http://blog.xlcubed.com/small-charts-are-beautiful/#comment-883 [...] A smaller chart forces you to remove all the junk you once thought was essential (just like starting to live on a tight budget…). Then add more charts to that empty space and you end up with a more detailed picture of your data. Small charts are beautiful. [...] [...] A smaller chart forces you to remove all the junk you once thought was essential (just like starting to live on a tight budget…). Then add more charts to that empty space and you end up with a more detailed picture of your data. Small charts are beautiful. [...]

]]> Comment on Chart Rules, As Simple as Possible, But Not Any Simpler! by Seth Godin on Great Graphs: A Very Light Purple Cow « « The Excel Charts Blog The Excel Charts Blog http://blog.xlcubed.com/2008/07/chart-rules-as-simple-as-possible-but-not-any-simpler/#comment-882 Seth Godin on Great Graphs: A Very Light Purple Cow « « The Excel Charts Blog The Excel Charts Blog Sat, 03 Dec 2011 15:42:21 +0000 http://blog.xlcubed.com/?p=235#comment-882 [...] from BonavistaSystems: Chart Rules, As Simple as Possible, But Not Any Simpler! (with much, much better guidelines for chart [...] [...] from BonavistaSystems: Chart Rules, As Simple as Possible, But Not Any Simpler! (with much, much better guidelines for chart [...]

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]]> Comment on Flexible time-series graphing from a slicer by Johan Strydom http://blog.xlcubed.com/2011/07/flexible-time-series-graphing-from-a-slicer/#comment-849 Johan Strydom Thu, 15 Sep 2011 07:37:53 +0000 http://blog.xlcubed.com/?p=2559#comment-849 We are working on a Time Series Project with a typical Time Series Definition and Observations. Can you possibly assist with the following: 1. Do you have an Industry Standard structure for the Time Series Definition and assocated Observation from a DB design perspective. 2. What will the best practice in regards to the code, that represents a Time Series, be e.g. [Level 1].[Level 2].[Sequence Number].[Version]. Any guidance and assistance will be appreciated. We are working on a Time Series Project with a typical Time Series Definition and Observations. Can you possibly assist with the following:

1. Do you have an Industry Standard structure for the Time Series Definition and assocated Observation from a DB design perspective.

2. What will the best practice in regards to the code, that represents a Time Series, be e.g. [Level 1].[Level 2].[Sequence Number].[Version].

Any guidance and assistance will be appreciated.

]]> Comment on Gestalt Laws, Charts and Tables: The way your brain wants them to be by Gestalt continuity | Mummabearcards http://blog.xlcubed.com/2008/05/gestalt-laws-charts-and-tables-the-way-your-brain-wants-them-to-be/#comment-848 Gestalt continuity | Mummabearcards Mon, 12 Sep 2011 15:39:38 +0000 http://blog.xlcubed.com/gestalt-laws-charts-and-tables-the-way-your-brain-wants-them-to-be/#comment-848 [...] Gestalt Laws, Charts and Tables: The way your brain wants them to …Gestalt Psychology, founded by Max Wertheimer, was to some extent a rebellion against the …. Another law is the law of continuity. When we can see a line, … [...] [...] Gestalt Laws, Charts and Tables: The way your brain wants them to …Gestalt Psychology, founded by Max Wertheimer, was to some extent a rebellion against the …. Another law is the law of continuity. When we can see a line, … [...]

]]> Comment on Ranking, Sorting and Filtering by Warning: Excel can get Volatile – blog.xlcubed.com http://blog.xlcubed.com/2011/08/ranking-sorting-and-filtering/#comment-847 Warning: Excel can get Volatile – blog.xlcubed.com Mon, 29 Aug 2011 09:00:32 +0000 http://blog.xlcubed.com/?p=2627#comment-847 [...] use the Sort option “Reverse” to display the most recent data [...] [...] use the Sort option “Reverse” to display the most recent data [...]

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