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A final layer of context to consider is what broad set of information should be
shown on the same page or simultaneously. One-page dashboards, like the
one in Figure 5-23, make an implicit statement that it is important to show
all those metrics together to create an overall context. Effectively, the user
needs to see all the metrics to have a good sense of whether any one metric
is a particular concern and to get the big-picture understanding that would
be obscured if each metric were shown separately. However, before you try
to show everything at once in the name of context, consider the limitations
of your audience's attention and ability to absorb the volume of content.
Figure 5-23: This dashboard implies that seeing the metrics together is necessary to understand the full context of
the system status.
Language
Data products need more than data. The effective use of words can make the
difference between understanding and confusion to your audience. When
considering the language used to explain your data, the principle objective is
to be understood by your target audience. In most cases, you can benefit from