Area charts are similar to line charts, but the areas below the lines are filled with colors or patterns. Stacked charts are useful for comparing proportional contributions within a category.
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Area charts are similar to line charts, but the areas below the lines are filled with colors or patterns. Stacked charts are useful for comparing proportional contributions within a category.
Bar charts use horizontal rectangular bars to answer the question of "how many?" in each category.
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A histogram visualizes the distribution of data over a continuous interval or certain time period.
Use a line graph to reveal trends or progress over time with a continuous data set. A line graph is created by connecting a series of data points together with a line.
Use pie charts and donut charts very sparingly, and only to show a part-to-a-whole relationship. Pie charts and donut charts show how categories represent part of a whole – the composition of something.
A scatter plot, or scattergram chart, will show the relationship between two different variables or it can reveal the distribution trends.