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Typs of
Data-Drv Charts
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Line GRAPH Track chags ovr prods of tm (short ad log).
Ca compar mor multpls of th sam group. emphaszs trds rathr tha chag.
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AReA CHART Tracks th rlatv mportac of valus ovr tm.
emphaszs magtud of valus mor tha a l chart.
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BAR CHART Compar btw dffrt groups or to track chags ovr tm
Catgors alog th vrtcal axs ad valus alog th horzotal axs
Bars ar horzotal o th pag Bar graphs ar bst wh th chags ar largr.
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COLUMn CHART Compar btw dffrt groups or to track chags ovr tm
Bar graphs ar bst wh th chags ar largr.
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Pie CHART Usd wh comparg parts of a whol.
Dos ot show chags ovr tm.
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DOnUT CHART Smlar to P Chart, but ca us multpl sts of Data.
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SCATTeR PLOT Usd to vstgat a possbl corrlato btw two varabls
(. strgth, shap, drcto, prsc of outlrs) Usful wh thr s a larg umbr of data pots.
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BUBBLe CHART Smlar to scattr plot, but usd wh you hav 3 dffrt srs of data.
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RADAR/SPiDeR CHART Comparg multpl tts basd o dffrt charactrstcs
Plots th valus of ach catgory alog a sparat axs that starts th ctr of th chart ad ds o th outr rg.
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With every chart, were usually
trying to show one of 4 things.
a Rlatoshp
a Comparso
a Composto
a Dstrbuto
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RELATIONSHIP
You want to show a connection orcorrelation between two or more variables
through the data.
For ExamplEShow relationship between type of professional sport and
average yearly income.
IDEal Chart tYpES
Scatter Plot (if 2 variables)Bubble Chart (if 3 variables)
Line Chart
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COMPARISON
You want to compare one set of valueswith another.
For ExamplE
Compare the number of visitors to ve competing web
sites in a single month.
IDEal Chart tYpES
Bar Charts
Column Charts
Line Charts (if over time)
Scatter Plots
Pie Charts
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COMPOSITION
You want to collect different types ofinformation that make up a whole and display
them together.
For ExamplE
Compare the countries of origin of immigrants to Alberta
over the last 10 years
IDEal Chart tYpES
Pie Chart (if static)Column Chart (if changing over time)
Area Chart (if changing over time)
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DISTRIBUTION
You want to lay out a collection of related orunrelated information to see how it correlates
For ExamplE
You want to plot the variation of rainfall with temperature
to see if theres a connection.
IDEal Chart tYpES
Scatter Chart
Line Histogram
Column Histogram
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Chart SuggestionsA Tought-Starter
Circular Area Chart Line Chart Column Chart Line Chart
Scatter Chart
3D Area Chart
Pie Chart Waterfall Chart Stacked 100% Column Chartwith Subcomponents
Stacked Area ChartStacked 100%Area Chart
StackedColumn Chart
Stacked 100%Column Chart
Bubble Chart
Scatter Chart
Variable Wi dthColumn Chart
Table or Table withEmbedded Charts
Bar Chart Column Chart
Column Histogram
Line Histogram
TreeVariables
woVariables
SingleVariable
Many PeriodsFew Periods
wo Variablesper Item
ManyCategories
One Variable per Item
Among Items
What would youlike to show?
Many Items
Few Categories
Few Items
Many Periods
Cyclica l Dat a Non-Cyclica l Data
Few Periods
Single or Few Categories Many Categories
Over ime
Comparison
Distribution
FewData
Points
ManyData
Points
woVariables
TreeVariables
Relationship
Composition
Simple Shareof otal
Accumulati on orSubtraction to otal
Componentsof Components
Static
Only RelativeDifferences Matter
Relative and AbsoluteDifferences Matter
Only RelativeDifferences Matter
Relative and AbsoluteDifferences Matter
ChangingOver ime
