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Choosing the right chart type: Column charts vs Stacked Column Charts
The Column chart and the Stacked Column chart both display data using rectangular bars where the length of the bar is proportional to the data value. However, in the Column chart, data values are...
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How to Effectively use Text in a Data Visualization?
Some wise man once said that ‘a picture is worth a thousand words’. Very true, as data visualization does make it easier to absorb large amounts of information quickly. However, words play a crucial...
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Grid lines: chart junk or visual aids?
Lines drawn in the chart plot area to ‘aid in the visual alignment of data’ are called grid lines. Charts can have either vertical grid lines or horizontal grid lines or both. Fig: Column chart with...
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Charts Demystified Part 1: All You Need To Know About Waterfalls, Bullets,...
These 3 charts are the cornerstone of most business dashboards. While a simple bar or pie might do for a small-scale project with limited relevance, applications that cater to large audiences and have...
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How To Choose The Right Chart Type For Your Data
Data speaks best through visuals, not words – so believes renowned data journalist and TEDtalks speaker, David McCandless. According to him, 80% of all that we learn gets imbibed visually, and...
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Charts Demystified Part 2: All You Need To Know About Candlesticks
This is part of an ongoing series of charts that are sometimes a little hard to understand – read the first part on waterfalls, bullets, and sparks here. Candlesticks are central to visualizations in...
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6 Data Visualization Trends For The Present Day
Data visualization can be an incredible driver for communicating key business information. It helps present a visual narrative that’s easier to digest for those without the time to pour over large...
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Gantt Charts : When to use them and when not to
Introduction All projects, be they big or small, have multiple data points that stakeholders need to see- timeline, expenses, efficiency and more. Gantt charts are a specialized type of bar charts...
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