Not a data expert? Here’s an engaging and entertaining guide to interpreting and drawing insights from any chart, graph, or other data visualization you’ll encounter. You’re a business professional, not a data scientist. How do you make heads or tails of the data visualizations that come across your desk—let alone make critical business decisions based on the information they’re designed to convey? In The Big Picture, top data visualization consultant Steve Wexler provides the tools for developing the graphical literacy you need to understand the data visualizations that are flooding your inbox—and put that data to use. Packed with the best four-color examples created in Excel, Tableau, Power BI, and Qlik, among others, this one-stop resource empowers you to extract the most important information from data visualizations quickly and accurately, act on key insights, solve problems, and make the right decisions for your organization every time.

Build powerful data analytics applications with this business intelligence tool and overcome all your business challenges Key Features Master time-saving techniques and make your QlikView development more efficient Perform geographical analysis and sentiment analysis in your QlikView applications Explore advanced QlikView techniques, tips, and tricks to deliver complex business requirements Book Description QlikView is one of the most flexible and powerful business intelligence platforms around, and if you want to transform data into insights, it is one of the best options you have at hand. Use this Learning Path, to explore the many features of QlikView to realize the potential of your data and present it as impactful and engaging visualizations. Each chapter in this Learning Path starts with an understanding of a business requirement and its associated data model and then helps you create insightful analysis and data visualizations around it. You will look at problems that you might encounter while visualizing complex data insights using QlikView, and learn how to troubleshoot these and other not-so-common errors. This Learning Path contains real-world examples from a variety of business domains, such as sales, finance, marketing, and human resources. With all the knowledge that you gain from this Learning Path, you will have all the experience you need to implement your next QlikView project like a pro. This Learning Path includes content from the following Packt products: QlikView for Developers by Miguel Angel Garcia, Barry Harmsen Mastering QlikView by Stephen Redmond Mastering QlikView Data Visualization by Karl Pover What you will learn Deliver common business requirements using advanced techniques Load data from disparate sources to build associative data models Understand when to apply more advanced data visualization Utilize the built-in aggregation functions for complex calculations Build a data architecture that supports scalable QlikView deployments Troubleshoot common data visualization errors in QlikView Protect your QlikView applications and data Who this book is for This Learning Path is designed for developers who want to go beyond their technical knowledge of QlikView and understand how to create analysis and data visualizations that solve real business needs. To grasp the concepts explained in this Learning Path, you should have a basic understanding of the common QlikView functions and some hands-on experience with the tool. Downloading the example code for this book You can download the example code files for all Packt books you have purchased from your account at http://www.PacktPub.com. If you purchased this book elsewhere, you can visit http://www.PacktPub.com/support and register to have the files e-mailed directly to you.

Perform Interactive Data Analysis with Smarter Visualizations and Support your Enterprise-wide Analytical Needs About This Book Get a practical demonstration of discovering data for sales, human resources, and more using Qlik Sense Create dynamic dashboards for business intelligence and predictive analytics Create and collaborate comprehensive analytical solutions using Rattle and Qlik Sense Who This Book Is For This course is for anyone who wishes to understand and utilize the various new approaches to business intelligence actively in their business practice. Knowing the basics of business intelligence concepts would be helpful when picking up this course, but is not mandatory. What You Will Learn Build simple visualization models with Rattle and Qlik Sense Desktop Get to grips with the life cycle and new visualization functions of a Qlik Sense application Discover simple ways to examine data and get it ready for analysis Visualize your data with Qlik Sense's engaging and informative graphs Build efficient and responsive Associative Models Optimize Qlik Sense for sales, human resources, and demographic data discovery Explore various tips and tricks of navigation for the Qlik Sense® front end Develop creative extensions for your Qlik Sense® dashboard In Detail Qlik Sense is powerful and creative visual analytics software that allows users to discover data, explore it, and dig out meaningful insights in order to make a profit and make decisions for your business. This course begins by introducing you to the features and functions of the most modern edition of Qlik Sense so you get to grips with the application. The course will teach you how to administer the data architecture in Qlik Sense, enabling you to customize your own Qlik Sense application for your business intelligence needs. It also contains numerous recipes to help you overcome challenging situations while creating fully featured desktop applications in Qlik Sense. It explains how to combine Rattle and Qlik Sense Desktop to apply predictive analytics to your data to develop real-world interactive data applications. The course includes premium content from three of our most popular books: Learning Qlik Sense: The Official Guide Second Edition Qlik Sense Cookbook Predictive Analytics using Rattle and Qlik Sense On completion of this course, you will be self-sufficient in improving your data analysis and will know how to apply predictive analytics to your datasets. Through this course, you will be able to create predictive models and data applications, allowing you to explore your data insights much deeper. Style and approach The course will follow a practical approach with rich set of examples through which it will demonstrate its concepts, features and its implementation. The course will also feature numerous solutions which will cover entire spectrum of BI use cases.

"Mastering QlikView Data Visualization" is your essential guide to becoming proficient in advanced data visualization and analysis using QlikView. Through practical examples and real-world scenarios, this book enables you to create insightful and meaningful QlikView applications tailored to business needs. What this Book will help me do Design and implement advanced QlikView applications using realistic data and scenarios. Understand and fulfill business requirements across varied organizational departments. Create advanced charts and visualizations including frequency polygons and XmR charts. Integrate geographical, sentiment, and planning analysis into your QlikView models. Develop troubleshooting strategies for common QlikView data visualization challenges. Author(s) None Pover, an expert in data analytics and QlikView technologies, has extensive experience in implementing QlikView applications to address real-world business challenges. They are passionate about teaching practical solutions, ensuring readers gain actionable insights. With hands-on expertise, the author delivers clear, structured guidance in technical learning. Who is it for? If you're a QlikView developer wanting to go beyond the basics, this book is perfect for you. It is designed for individuals who have foundational knowledge of QlikView and are looking to enhance their ability to handle advanced projects. Whether you're focusing on analytics for sales, finance, or operations, you'll find this guide extremely useful.