I'm writing a report generator that will present data each being generated from 4 parameters.
- Time interval
- Group
- Measurement value(one of several to choose from)
- Device
All these are orthogonal giving me a 4-D dataset to present. There are some simplifications where one parameter is the same for all and other parameters are merged. Still it appears as there are situations where all values are wanted on the report. In short the report should both be simple to overview and contain details.
There will also be an interface where the user setup the range and granularity for each parameter.
The most naive solution would be to have a 2D table where each cell contain another table with values of the remaining two dimensions. This is technically feasible but I'm worried that it would become hard to overview. Another approach is to present first two dimensions in a 2D table and the remaining parameters in groups
Are there any good method to address this kind of issue?