# 7. Do: Maximize the signal-to-noise ratio It is tempting to show the amount of work you did and impress peer reviewers. But **an analysis that says a lot with fewer charts packs a more impactful punch than an analysis with repetitive or unnecessary visualizations**. “**Signal**” adds value to your analysis by helping make your point, while “**noise**” is either redundant, tangential, not informative, or otherwise unnecessary or even distracting (Nancy Duarte cited in Knaflic, p. 72). **Showing the same findings with multiple charts that don’t provide extra information can be a form of noise**. #### Example Do you want to show the same variable in daily, monthly, and annual frequency where the trends are the same? Build one chart with a **parameter** – let the user select one frequency at a time. Mention on the side that all options show the same underlying trend (if they do). That’s a chart that packs a lot of data ink in a small amount of space! --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.metricsdao.xyz/analyst-resources/tips-for-an-impactful-analytics-dashboard/dos/7.-do-maximize-the-signal-to-noise-ratio.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.