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Chart Suggestions - A Thought-Starter

This chart provides suggestions for the type of graph to use, according to the data type and the kind of relationship that the graph wants to show. (C) Dr. A. Abela [email protected] 2006

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Chart Suggestions - A Thought-Starter

This chart provides suggestions for the type of graph to use, according to the data type and the kind of relationship that the graph wants to show. (C) Dr. A. Abela [email protected] 2006

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Doc Allaín
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Chart SuggestionsA Thought-Starter

Variable Width Column Chart Table or Table with Embedded Charts Bar Chart Column Chart Circular Area Chart Line Chart Column Chart Line Chart

Many Items Two Variables per Item Many Categories One Variable per Item Few Categories

Few Items

Cyclical Data

Non-Cyclical Data Many Periods

Single or Few Categories

Many Categories

Few Periods

Over Time Among Items Few Data Points Column Histogram

Comparison
Scatter Chart Two Variables

Single Variable

Relationship
Bubble Chart Th ree Variables

What would you like to show?

Distribution

Line Histogram Many Data Points

Composition
Two Variables

Scatter Chart

Changing Over Time Few Periods Many Periods

Static 3D Area Chart Th ree Variables

Only Relative Dierences Matter Stacked 100% Column Chart

Relative and Absolute Dierences Matter Stacked Column Chart

Only Relative Dierences Matter Stacked 100% Area Chart

Relative and Absolute Dierences Matter Stacked Area Chart

Simple Share of Total Pie Chart

Accumulation or Subtraction to Total Waterfall Chart

Components of Components Stacked 100% Column Chart with Subcomponents

2006 A. Abela [email protected]

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