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03.05.2024 How to build a dashboard

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03.19.2024 Data loaders for the win

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07.02.24 Static site generator

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03.28.2024 How to add interactivity

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Allison Horst

Robert Kosara

Visual data analysis helps data teams keep a close eye on their data throughout the entire analysis process. Learn how that expands opportunities for discovery, facilitates collaboration, and helps uncover mistakes sooner than later.

End-to-end visual data analysis improves discovery, accuracy, and collaboration

When collaborators are only involved as an afterthought in the data lifecycle, analysts can find themselves mired in unexpected last-minute requests, or overhauling deliverables that didn’t match stakeholder needs. By involving collaborators from the start, analysts can do more focused, efficient, and valued work with fewer back-and-forths.

Move faster, together, with collaborative analytics

A look at the basics of querying databases using SQL, to count values, add up numbers, and compute averages. We also cover filtering data to only consider specific values.

How to query databases for data analysis

An introduction to database basics for analysts, covering the basics of how they work and why they are structured the way they are.

Databases 101 for data analysts

Exploring a new dataset? Follow these key steps to make sure you know what the data is, that it contains valid and meaningful data, and that you know what might be missing.

How to explore data: A checklist for navigating datasets 

Discover how to use Observable Framework alongside a suite of essential tools like Node.js, npm, static site generators, and data loaders to power fast, interactive data apps.

Unheralded essentials of Framework data apps: an overview for data teams

"Static site generator" doesn't sound like an exciting technology, but it makes for much faster load times for your dashboards and data apps, reduces load on databases, and can foster a better data update strategy that leads to more useful dashboards.

What is a static site generator?

Adding interactivity to data apps and dashboards enhances user engagement. In this post, our data visualization experts discuss how to add interactivity like sliders to line charts and tick charts. 

How to add interactivity to an Observable Framework dashboard

Learn why Observable Framework's data loaders are a "win-win-win" for building richer, faster data apps: a win for polyglot teams, a win for performance, and a win for decision-makers.

Data loaders for the win (...-win-win)

Learn how to build interactive and dynamic dashboards using Observable Framework and Plot with this step-by-step guide. Follow these best practices for effective data visualizations, including data preparation, building dashboards, and interactive charts. 

Data analysis insights