GRAPHICS

VISUAL DISPLAY SPEAKS MORE LOUDLY THAN WORDS

LINE GRAPHS
Most effective format Specially for time related data Can be deceiving if it does not have comparative figures
180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr North West East

VERTICAL BAR CHARTS

Preferred For Portraying Information Over Time These Can Be Single Or Grouped
90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Cost Sales Profit

HORIZONTAL BAR CHARTS

4th Qtr 3rd Qtr North West East

2nd Qtr

1st Qtr

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PROVIDE MORE ROOM FOR LABELS

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STACKED COLUMN BAR CHART

Also Called Segmented Charts Used To Depict Proportions At Times Difficult To Understand
100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr North West East

DOUGHNUT CHARTS
A Type Of Piechart Also Used To Depict Relative Proportions Over Time And Of Parameters Also Not Easy To Use

Profit Sales Cost

Profit Sales Cost

Cost

1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr

Sales Cost Profit

Sales Profit

PIE CHARTS
4th Qtr 13% 1st Qtr 13%

Useful For Conveying Simple, Broad Messages Display Complex Data Effectively Shows relationship of one item to another and to whole

2nd Qtr 17%

3rd Qtr 57%

4th Qtr 13%

1st Qtr 13%

2nd Qtr 17%

3rd Qtr 57%

ORGANISATIONAL CHART
Maps the structure of a company, Organisation or an Event Links
Subordinate Co-Worker Assistant
Boss

Co-Worker

Co-Worker

Assistant

Subordinate

Subordinate