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© 2006 A. Abela — [email protected] Chart Suggestions—A ought-Starter Circular Area Chart Line Chart Column Chart Line Chart Scatter Chart 3D Area Chart Pie Chart Waterfall Chart Stacked 100% Column Chart with Subcomponents Stacked Area Chart Stacked 100% Area Chart Stacked Column Chart Stacked 100% Column Chart Bubble Chart Scatter Chart Variable Width Column Chart Table or Table with Embedded Charts Bar Chart Column Chart Column Histogram Line Histogram ree Variables Two Variables Single Variable Many Periods Few Periods Two Variables per Item Many Categories One Variable per Item Among Items What would you like to show? Many Items Few Categories Few Items Many Periods Cyclical Data Non-Cyclical Data Few Periods Single or Few Categories Many Categories Over Time Comparison Distribution Few Data Points Many Data Points Two Variables ree Variables Relationship Composition Simple Share of Total Accumulation or Subtraction to Total Components of Components Static Only Relative Differences Matter Relative and Absolute Differences Matter Only Relative Differences Matter Relative and Absolute Differences Matter Changing Over Time

Chart Suggestions — A Thought-Starter

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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. [email protected]

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© 2006 A. Abela — [email protected]

Chart Suggestions—A Th ought-StarterCircular Area Chart Line Chart Column Chart Line Chart

Scatter Chart

3D Area Chart

Pie Chart Waterfall Chart Stacked 100% Column Chart with Subcomponents

Stacked Area ChartStacked 100%Area Chart

StackedColumn Chart

Stacked 100%Column Chart

Bubble Chart

Scatter Chart

Variable WidthColumn Chart

Table or Table withEmbedded Charts

Bar Chart Column Chart

Column Histogram

Line Histogram

Th reeVariables

TwoVariables

SingleVariable

Many PeriodsFew Periods

Two Variablesper Item

ManyCategories

One Variable per Item

Among Items

What would youlike to show?

Many Items

Few Categories

Few Items

Many Periods

Cyclical Data Non-Cyclical Data

Few Periods

Single or Few Categories Many Categories

Over Time

Comparison

Distribution

FewData

Points

ManyData

Points

TwoVariables

Th reeVariables

Relationship

Composition

Simple Shareof Total

Accumulation orSubtraction to Total

Componentsof Components

Static

Only RelativeDiff erences Matter

Relative and Absolute Diff erences Matter

Only RelativeDiff erences Matter

Relative and Absolute Diff erences Matter

ChangingOver Time