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Digital Assignment - 2: Big Data Analytics

The document describes 5 popular data visualization tools - Power BI, Tableau, Watson Analytics, Plotly, and Infogram. It outlines the key features of each tool, including their abilities to connect to different data sources, create customizable visualizations and dashboards, and perform calculations and analytics. These tools are widely used in big data analytics to effectively visualize large and complex datasets.
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Digital Assignment - 2: Big Data Analytics

The document describes 5 popular data visualization tools - Power BI, Tableau, Watson Analytics, Plotly, and Infogram. It outlines the key features of each tool, including their abilities to connect to different data sources, create customizable visualizations and dashboards, and perform calculations and analytics. These tools are widely used in big data analytics to effectively visualize large and complex datasets.
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Digital Assignment – 2

Big Data Analytics

Name : N Yuva Sandeep


Reg no : 15MIS0270
Slot : G1+TG1
Faculty : Ramkumar T
Course code : SWE2011
Question:
Describe the features of any five Data Visualization tools used in the Data analytical
lifecycle of Big Data.
Solution:
1. Power BI:
 Power BI allows developers to create visualizations and display data in a very
accurate way that we will not find such facilities in other BI tools. It can be done
with minimal efforts and using existing skills.
 The Power BI Desktop has a large variety of standard visualizations that include
a range of reports that people usually needs.
 Though, there are always those conditions where a diverse style of graphs,
charts or tables are required to get a specific desired result.
 These types of customizations can be developed internally or developer can
retrieve other customized visuals from the Visualization Gallery.

Key Features:
 The Custom Visual Gallery provides additional visualizations in Power BI
 Motivates users through the Power BI development community.
 With this tool users can schedule times for Power BI to reach to various data
sources.
 Enables users to load and manipulate Power BI projects on tablets.
 It is a combination of multiple data visualizations in a single interface that offers
an easy way to measure key performance indicators, whether tied to internal or
external data sources.
 Power BI includes fill maps, combo charts, tree maps, gauges, and funnel charts.
 Power BI Designer lets users import the model data and publishes Power BI
reports without Excel.
 Users can use the cloud-based Power BI service without moving data from
Microsoft SQL Server instances into the cloud.
 Users can explore their data using simple questions and get answers in the form
of interactive graphs or charts.

2. Tableau
 Tableau is a very effective tool to create interactive data visualizations very
quickly.
 It is very simple and user-friendly, and can be used by anyone as this tool is
designed to be used by developer as well as non-developers.
 You can also embed the visualizations on your website.
Key Features:
 Connect with different data sources.
 Customizable views and dashboards.
 Calculations.
 Actions and filters.
 Maps and geocoding.
 Formatting and display.
 Publishing and sharing.
 Statistical calculation.
 Automatic scheduled reporting.
 Desktop application but completed graphics are stored on a public server.
 Store up to 50mb of data (with free plan).
 Graphic benchmark tools.
 Multiple languages.
 Drag-and-drop interface; no programming skills required.

Cost:
 Public edition – Free
 Tableau Personal edition – US$ 999.00
 Tableau professional edition – US$ 1,999.00

3. Watson Analytics
 Watson Analytics is IBM’s cloud-based analytics service which helps us to quickly
find insights in your data.
 When we upload our data on Watson Analytics, it show us the questions it can
help us to answer and then provide us with data visualizations instantly based
on it.
 We can explore our data through natural language processing too.

Key Features:
 Automated predictive analytics
 One-click analysis
 Smart data discovery
 Simplified analysis
 Accessible advanced analytics
 Self-service dashboards
 Watson analytics also enables cognitive computing which in turn brings more
insightful information from the data.

4. Plot.ly
 Plotly or Plot.ly is a data visualization tool with the company's headquarters in
Montreal, Quebec.
 It let us make interactive charts, presentations, and dashboards.
 Plot.ly has a graphical user interface for importing and analyzing data into a grid
and using stats tools.
 It uses web native D3.js for all of its graphics.
 It makes dashboards easy to create by Excel users, SQL database connectors,
Python, R, and MATLAB.

Key Features:

 Charts & Maps


 Charts Import & Editing
 Data White Labeling
 Analytic Web Apps Development Support
 Falcon SQL Client Support
 Visualization Libraries
5. Infogram

 It is a data visualization and infographic company founded by Uldis Leiterts,


Raimonds Kaže and Alise Semjonova in 2012.
 It let us choose from more than 1 million images to make infographics.
 It makes accessing data easy by letting you edit the data in the editor and
connect to your desirable cloud service.
 Some of its users are Deloitte, Nielsen, Skyscanner, and MSN.
 It’s easy to use steps makes the educators, journalists and business
professionals to conveniently visualize their data.
 It has created over 4.8 million infographics, that are viewed by over 500
people every month.

Key Features:

 More than 35 chart types


 Publish content
 Import data
 Different map types
 different library size
 Premium themes
 Dedicated account manager
 Custom theme
 Code export
 Custom development
 Team functionality

References :
1. Features of Power Bi https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/
2. About Tableauhttps://www.tableau.com/
3. Features of Watson Analytics https://www.ibm.com/watson-analytics
4. Products and Features in Plot.ly https://plot.ly/
5. Features of Infogram https://infogram.com/features
6. Article that is published in https://www.newgenapps.com/ about Big Data
Visualization tools.
7. Article published in https://www.softwebsolutions.com about Most used
Visualisation tools.

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