Chapter 5. Interactive Analysis with Dashboards

Dashboards are used to display information, so as to help the end user analyze data in a simpler way. We have already discussed how to use charts, single-value components, maps, and other components in the last four chapters. In this chapter, you will learn how to use selectors to help dashboard end users interact with the dashboard.

Users will be able to select a value, which will subsequently trigger an action. For example, with triggers, users can change chart data, or hide or show a dashboard component by choosing the relevant selectors.

As selectors impact dashboards directly, mastering manipulation of selectors is very important for us. We will cover it in detail here, dedicating a complete chapter to it. Our approach will be to revisit traditional selectors, such as radio buttons and checkboxes, which we are already familiar with. Then, we will take a detailed look at all the new selectors, such as the fish eye and the sliding...