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Data Visualization:
An Audience-First
Approach

Seven chapters on creating visualizations that actually have purpose, because they're built for the right audience. Interactive charts included throughout.

Dmitri J. Spiropoulos
Dmitri J. Spiropoulos
Data Scientist · PlotStack Newsletter
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Identifying and Understanding Your Audience
The foundation of everything. Learn the five audience types, explore the helicopter analogy, and interact with the same dataset rendered four different ways.
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Chapter 2
Macro Decision Makers
Executives need signal, not noise. Build KPI dashboards, trend charts, and comparative views that let leaders act in under ten seconds.
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Chapter 3
Micro Decision Makers
Managers live in the operational middle ground. Master detailed dashboards, actual vs target comparisons, and clickable drill-downs.
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Chapter 4
Non-Technical Audiences
Simplicity is precision. Design color-coded alerts, progress bars, and before/after comparisons that empower frontline staff to act immediately.
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Chapter 5
Technical Audiences
Analysts interrogate visualizations. Explore interactive scatter plots, configurable smoothing parameters, and methodology transparency with real code.
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Chapter 6
Generalists
Design for everyone without boring everyone else. Layered interactivity, department-level filtering, and the plain language vs jargon toggle.
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Chapter 7: Final Chapter
Bias in Data Visualization
Five live bias demos: scale manipulation, cherry-picked time windows, omission, confirmation bias, and data-ink ratio, each with a biased vs corrected toggle.
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Dmitri J. Spiropoulos
Dmitri J. Spiropoulos
Data Scientist & BI professional based in Southern California.Subscribe to PlotStack →