What is a Dashboard?
A dashboard is a tool that is used to combine and arrange
numbers, referred to as metrics and information, referred to as attributes. For
example in a dashboard that has dataset from a movie theater, we would consider
the names of movies they show there to be attributes and the amount of ticket
sales for each movie to be metrics. These metrics and attributes are then organized in a graphical layout.
What is the Role of Dashboards in Business Intelligence?
In a business intelligence program it allows the user to
view their dashboard in a unique way by using visualizations such as a variety
of graphs. This makes it easier for the user to analyze the metrics and
therefore make decisions based on the results.
How can Dashboards Help with Big Data?
On a day to day basis organizations have to handle an
increasing amount of data, such as sales and inventory and can become complex
to analyze. Dashboards help organize all of the metrics and attributes into a
simplified forms like rows and columns so individuals in the organization can
understand the information clearly. In a dashboard you can also filter the
information by ranking it from highest to lowest and vice versa. You can also
rank by highest or lowest percent. All of these filters help to narrow the data
to make findings much easier.
How are Dashboards Useful in a Business?
Dashboards are useful in a business because they are able to make data easy to analyze and it allows the organization to understand and see their company in different persepectives. Therefore organizations are able to make improvements in certain areas. Therefore it helps in creating a more effective and efficient business.
What Does our Dataset Represent?
The enterprise our dataset represents is a Casino. The activity that our dataset displays is the use of customers gambling on slot machines.
5 Questions:
Dashboards are useful in a business because they are able to make data easy to analyze and it allows the organization to understand and see their company in different persepectives. Therefore organizations are able to make improvements in certain areas. Therefore it helps in creating a more effective and efficient business.
What Does our Dataset Represent?
The enterprise our dataset represents is a Casino. The activity that our dataset displays is the use of customers gambling on slot machines.
5 Questions:
- During which weather condition brought in the largest slot payout amount?
(Metrics=slot payout amount, Attributes= weather) - Which quarter had the least amount of revenue?
(Metrics=Sales, Attributes= Quarter) - What top 10 slot machine games have the highest revenue?
(Metrics= Sales, Attributes= Type of Slot Machine game) - In what slot location of the casino has the highest slot win?
(Metrics= Slot win, Attributes= Slot location) - What are the top 20 games with the lowest slot win? (Metrics=Slot win, Attributes= Type of Slot Machine game)
