This chapter has given you some practical suggestions about when you should use the different types of visualizations provided in Spotfire. It is based on my experience of working with various customers and use cases, in different industries. You are free to take your own route, and I'm sure you'll end up with your own favorite visualizations!
I have also provided some hints and tips for configuring the visualizations, some common pitfalls and mistakes to avoid, and some thoughts about good design.
Some important takeaways from this chapter are as follows:
- Bar charts, cross tables, and scatter plots are probably the most versatile visualizations. You can do so much with them!
- Avoid pie charts (most of the time).
- Think carefully about which visualization type you should use in a given circumstance.
- Don't sum averages.
- Be careful with cross table grand totals...
