Choosing an effective visual

Choosing an effective visual

Introduction

In this E-learning, we will learn how to pick a chart type so you can make best charts for every situation.

How to pick a chart type?

1) Find-out what you want to say.

2) Arrange the data

3) Prepare the chart

4) Format the chart

Defining the purpose of your chart

The most important step is chart preparation. There are 6 common reasons that we create a chart:

1) To compare Values

2) To show the Distribution

3) To explain Parts of the Whole

4) To tell the Trend over time

5) To find out the Deviations

6) To understand the Relationship

To compare values, we can use the following charts:

• Column chart

• Bar chart

• Line chart

• Data table

To show distribution, we can use the following charts:

• Scatter Plot

• Box Plot

• Line chart

To show part to whole, we can use the following charts:

• Pie chart

• Stacked Bar

• Stacked Column

• Area chart

• Tree Map

To show trends over time, we can use the following charts:

• Line chart

• Dual Axis chart

• Column chart

To show relationship, we can use the following charts:

• Scatter plot

• Bubble chart

• Line chart

To show values deviate from the norm, we can use the following charts:

• Box plot

• Data table

Exercise time

After running through the theory, let us try out some exercises.

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