ANLY 512: Data Visualization Lab 1 - Dashboards Overview Due to the inherent growth in the electronic production and storage of information, there is often a feeling of "information overload" or inundation when facing the process of quantitative decision making. As an analyst your job will often be to conduct analyses or create tools to support quantitative decision making. A principle tool used in industry, government, non-profits, and academic fields to compensate for the information overload is the information dashboard. Functionally, a dashboard is meant to provide a user with a central resource to present in a clear and concise manner all the information necessary to support day-to-day decision making and support operations