Comments on: Microsoft Chart Advisor — Consider the Source http://dd.dynamicdiagrams.com/2008/11/microsoft-chart-advisorconsider-the-source/ Sun, 11 Jul 2010 19:06:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Andreas http://dd.dynamicdiagrams.com/2008/11/microsoft-chart-advisorconsider-the-source/comment-page-1/#comment-7145 Andreas Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:36:25 +0000 http://dd.dynamicdiagrams.com/?p=531#comment-7145 You should have a look on Chart Tamer: http://www.bonavistasystems.com/Products_ChartTamer_Overview.html http://www.bonavistasystems.com/DownloadMicroCharts.html#Chart_Tamer Microsoft Chart Advisor chart selecting process is based on an automated approach. A rule engine scans your data and calculates a score based on the rules and a so called popularity index. I have my doubts that such a full automated approach will help users selecting the appropriate chart type. Charts that are popular but not effective, like the pie chart, will get a high score. Chart Tamer is following a different philosophy, respecting Alan Coopers rule “Imagine users as very intelligent but very busy.” Chart Tamer asks you some questions about the relationship you want to display and how you want to emphasize your data. Finally Chart Tamer offers you a selection of charts that makes sense in this context. Andreas You should have a look on Chart Tamer:

http://www.bonavistasystems.com/Products_ChartTamer_Overview.html
http://www.bonavistasystems.com/DownloadMicroCharts.html#Chart_Tamer

Microsoft Chart Advisor chart selecting process is based on an automated approach. A rule engine scans your data and calculates a score based on the rules and a so called popularity index. I have my doubts that such a full automated approach will help users selecting the appropriate chart type. Charts that are popular but not effective, like the pie chart, will get a high score.

Chart Tamer is following a different philosophy, respecting Alan Coopers rule “Imagine users as very intelligent but very busy.” Chart Tamer asks you some questions about the relationship you want to display and how you want to emphasize your data. Finally Chart Tamer offers you a selection of charts that makes sense in this context.

Andreas

]]> By: Jon Peltier http://dd.dynamicdiagrams.com/2008/11/microsoft-chart-advisorconsider-the-source/comment-page-1/#comment-388 Jon Peltier Mon, 03 Nov 2008 22:06:30 +0000 http://dd.dynamicdiagrams.com/?p=531#comment-388 "Excel guru Jon Peltier didn't even get that far." In fairness, MS Labs corrected the problems I was having a couple days after I reported the bug. I commented in my post about my first impressions in the post you've cited from my blog. I planned at that time to blog again after I had a chance to play with the chart advisor. I have not yet had that chance. “Excel guru Jon Peltier didn’t even get that far.”

In fairness, MS Labs corrected the problems I was having a couple days after I reported the bug. I commented in my post about my first impressions in the post you’ve cited from my blog. I planned at that time to blog again after I had a chance to play with the chart advisor. I have not yet had that chance.

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