There is one ongoing data visualization debate where the best-practice answer has not yet been settled: the question of dark mode dashboards, those that place visuals on black or very dark backgrounds.
The internet is filled with opinions, false claims that something is better based purely on preference (“I like it, so it should be good”), and little research. However, dark mode is increasingly common—there is one for Apple, one for Android, one for Windows, and even one for Power BI. Should your dashboards also be dark?
