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When should I pick Apache ECharts dashboards?
When the story is: ops dashboards, quarterly packs, live KPI walls.
When should I avoid Apache ECharts dashboards?
Skip it in cases like: a single static bar in a PDF would answer the question.
Who invented or popularised it?
Baidu ECharts became Apache ECharts as a top GitHub visualization project
What does it encode?
JSON options mapping datasets to Cartesian, polar and graph views
Is it OK in ads?
Yes if one claim is visible at a glance in Meta, Google and retail print; otherwise link to a full figure.
Will a teacher accept it?
Yes for lab reports and poster boards if axes, units and a source line are present.
Apache ECharts dashboards encodes values as JSON options mapping datasets to Cartesian, polar and graph views. Baidu ECharts became Apache ECharts as a top GitHub visualization project.
In reports, ads and assignments it fits ops dashboards, quarterly packs, live KPI walls. Skip it when a single static bar in a PDF would answer the question.
Use when
- Use when 1 — Use Apache ECharts dashboards when the story is ops dashboards, quarterly packs, live KPI walls.
- Use when 2 — Build the first draft in Excel or Google Sheets, then restyle — do not screenshot.
- Use when 3 — In PowerPoint, one Apache ECharts dashboards per slide, claim in the title.
- Use when 4 — For lab reports and poster boards, this form works when the question is comparison or process.
- Use when 5 — In Meta, Google and retail print, keep one number visible at thumbnail size.
Avoid when
- Avoid when 1 — Skip Apache ECharts dashboards in cases like: a single static bar in a PDF would answer the question.
- Avoid when 2 — 3-D, dual axes, rainbow scales
- Avoid when 3 — Undated numbers, undated time series
- Avoid when 4 — Four charts on one slide
Audiences
- Work — PowerPoint
- Ads — Meta, Google and retail print
- School — lab reports and poster boards
Apache ECharts dashboards: honour JSON options mapping datasets to Cartesian, polar and graph views, and switch when a single static bar in a PDF would answer the question.