How to decide which chart to use to display information
Jul 10, 2017 · 1 min read

To compare values:
- Column
- Bar
- Circular Area
- Line
- Scatter Plot
- Bullet
To show the composition of something:
- Pie (if more than 6 categories, consider using bars)
- Stacked Bar or Histogram
- Stacked Column
- Area
- Waterfall
- Treemap
To understand the distribution of data:
- Scatter Plot
- Line
- Column
- Bar
- Box and whisker plot
To analyse trends in a data set:
- Line
- Dual-Axis Line
- Column
To better understand the relationship between value sets:
- Scatter Plot
- Bubble
- Line
- Heatmaps
- Highlight table
To show the progress against a goal:
- Bullet chart
- Gauge chart
