Big data has been a major tool used by many business giants, such as Amazon and Netflix, to utilize their business decision and focus their marketing effort. It is safe to say that education is slowly getting on board with learning analytics. However, with data alone, it is hard to make any impact when users have a hard time understanding the data and the meaning behind it. This is why data visualization can be helpful.

The first thing comes to people's mind when using data visualization in education probably involves the data collected by LMS (Learning Management Systems) on students' academic performance. However, there are more possibilities. Below is a chart on how different stakeholders can benefit from utilizing data visualization.