Selecting a Visual Analytics Application Buyer’s Grid (Bonus Checklist)

Visual analytics is becoming the fastest way for people to explore and understand data of any size. Use our definitive checklist for evaluating a visual analytics, or data visualization, software application

Based on the 7 defining characteristics of visual analytics, this Excel-formatted buyer’s grid will tell you exactly what to look for and how to evaluate applications. You’ll learn the questions you should ask software providers of visual analytics applications regarding:

• Visual exploration
• Augmenting human perception
• Visual expressiveness
• Automatic visualization
• Visual perspective-shifting
• Visual perspective linking
• Collaborative visualization

Formatted in an easy-to-user spreadsheet, this checklist will make it easy to compare and contrast vendors regarding their visual analytics capabilities.