Power BI graphics
vlog-posts produced by carlos barboza
001: How to make band charts in Power BI
Now with error bars, the implementation of this chart type is quite easy. Bonus: you will also learn about a small multiples band charts version.
002: Band charts and disconnected tables
How about switching the average calculation to median or viceversa. The technique of disconnected tables is proper for this scenario and chart example.
003: Band charts and field parameters
How about switching the field dimension upon which the iterators on the calculations of the average, min and max are based on. On this example, field parameters come to the rescue.
004: How to make non-adjacent reference bands
Now with error bars, the implementation of adding these bands is quite easy. Bonus: you will also learn about two interesting approaches for writing the formulas for graphing these bands.
005: Data visualization memes with Power BI
In the quest for great discussion on data graphics with my clients, maybe a bit of humor can help? Not sure, here we go.
006: How to add borders to markers in Power BI
A cool simple trick. Many thanks to Gustaw Dudek for leading me to it.
007: A plot area background hack in Power BI
Unbelievable that the options of background area for your visuals in Power BI are so limited.
008: How to make user-defined tooltips
User-defined tooltips in Power BI, where the user can switch the graph type of the tooltip for additional context and precision on the information.
009: From edgy & sharpy lines to dots
Sometimes the high variability or dispersion of a metric on a line chart can create a very sharpy and edgy look. On this post, we present two versions on how to improve this in Power BI.
010: coming soon...
I once read from Edward Tufte that “graphical excellence is nearly always multivariate” from his book: The Visual Display of Quantitative Information (page 51)