Chart Suggestions—A Thought-Starter

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

Many Items Few Items Cyclical Data Non-Cyclical Data Single or Few Categories Many Categories
Two Variables Many
per Item Categories
Few Categories Many Periods Few Periods

One Variable per Item

Over Time
Among Items
Column Histogram
Few
Single Data
Comparison Variable Points

Scatter Chart Two

Variables
What would you Line Histogram
Relationship Distribution Many
like to show? Data
Points

Bubble Chart

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Composition Scatter Chart
Variables Two
Variables

Changing Static
Over Time 3D Area Chart
Th ree
Few Periods Many Periods Variables

Only Relative Relative and Absolute Only Relative Relative and Absolute Simple Share Accumulation or Components
Differences Matter Differences Matter Differences Matter Differences Matter of Total Subtraction to Total of Components

Stacked 100% Stacked Stacked 100% Stacked Area Chart Pie Chart Waterfall Chart Stacked 100% Column Chart
Column Chart Column Chart Area Chart with Subcomponents

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