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Review & Critics of Previous Related Work:

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Previous SMU Students' Work

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From World Wide Web
Feature: Sales Dashboard with geographical analysis Learning Points: Clean layout and clear infotip used on the map. interaction between bar chart and geographical chart.	Feature: Geographical Dashboard on Sales Learning Points: Clear label on the geographical map A further zoom-in or data points on the map will improve the usability of this graph.	Feature: Sales Dashboard Learning Points: A clean sales dashboard with clear layout. Treemap to provide an overview of the market share. However, the color is too fanciful and hard to read. Lack of reference line in the bar chart, and the choice of the color (purple) is not distinct.
Feature: Qlikmap's feature of Map Learning Points: Great feature on interactivity on geographical map.	Feature: Geographical Map on Distribution Learning Points: Clean layout and labelling of geographical map.

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Past SMU Students' Work
Feature: Demand Forecasting Application Learning Points: Neat Layout. Filters are neatly displayed at the left side of the bar 3. Instruction on how to use is clearly stated	Feature: Job Analysis Learning Points: Interactivity among the graphs: (1) allow multiple selections of categories (2) Allow multiple selection of Time Radarchart: "For display" only - missing information on how to interpret Overall:Do not have junkcharts, and every chart display need to have a purpose & meaning to it.	Feature: Comphrensive Dashboard Learning Points: Good views of Maps: using an overview of a geographical map, with a focus view of a geographical map. Good practice of analysis: From an "overview", to a detailed analysis (from geographical map, to the details that can be found in the barcharts) However, red and yellow are glaring to the eyes (Not user-friendly).
Feature: Comphrensive Dashboard- Coffee Chain Inc Application Learning Points: Similar business context on sales analysis : and how a geographical map can interact with the sales analysis (by other graphic charts) Minor but significant - "reset" button Provide use-case for report (to demo on how the dashboard can be interpreted) It is not "idiot-proof" - reference to the report is required on what each of the graphic chart is about (perhaps too complicated) or the order / arrangement of the charts can be improved.	Feature: Sunburst Diagram Learning Points: Simple and neat layout with sunburst diagram as the graphic to display the main results Interaction across element, and allow highlighting of bars (Timeline bar) to filter the data	Feature: Geographical Diagram Learning Points: Good example on how to improve the Interaction across element, and allow highlighting of bars (Timeline bar) to filter the data, such that Display of the data on the map Upon a click, it will display the location in depth A tooltip will provide more details to the location, then A price trend/ graph is displayed to show the price of the selected zoom

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