Step 2 - Choose the chart
Choose the purpose
Choose chart type
Design principles
Purpose
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Communicative
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Commonly used charts
Bar Chart
Compares the numeric value of categorical data
Pie Chart
Presents the relationship of parts to the whole
Line Chart
Presents chronological change in the numeric values of things
Small Multiples
Compares the same slices of a dataset across different categories
Back to Back
Compare 2 groups with subcategories