What type of chart will you use to compare the performance of sales of two products?

  1. Which Chart or Graph is Right for You? A guide to data visualization
  2. Visualization types in Power BI
  3. How to Choose a Chart to Fit Your Data in Microsoft Excel
  4. Question: What type of chart is useful for comparing values over categories...
  5. Combo chart in Power BI
  6. 11 Types of Charts and How Businesses Use Them
  7. What are the Best Graphs for Comparing Two Sets of Data?


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Which Chart or Graph is Right for You? A guide to data visualization

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Visualization types in Power BI

In this article APPLIES TO: Power BI Desktop Power BI service This article lists visualizations available in Power BI. We'll be adding new visualizations, stay tuned! And check out the Visualizations in Power BI All of these visualizations can be added to Power BI reports, specified in Q&A, and pinned to dashboards. Area charts: Basic (Layered) and Stacked The basic area chart is based on the line chart with the area between the axis and line filled in. Area charts emphasize the magnitude of change over time, and can be used to draw attention to the total value across a trend. For example, data that represents profit over time can be plotted in an area chart to emphasize the total profit. For more information, see Bar and column charts Bar charts are the standard for looking at a specific value across different categories. Cards Multi row Multi row cards display one or more data points, one per row. Single number Single number cards display a single fact, a single data point. Sometimes a single number is the most important thing you want to track in your Power BI dashboard or report, such as total sales, market share year over year, or total opportunities. For more information, see Combo charts A combo chart combines a column chart and a line chart. Combining the two charts into one lets you make a quicker comparison of the data. Combo charts can have one or two Y axes, so be sure to look closely. Combo charts are a great choice: • When you have a line chart and a column c...

How to Choose a Chart to Fit Your Data in Microsoft Excel

Sandy Writtenhouse Writer With her B.S. in Information Technology, Sandy worked for many years in the IT industry as a Project Manager, Department Manager, and PMO Lead. She learned how technology can enrich both professional and personal lives by using the right tools. And, she has shared those suggestions and how-tos on many websites over time. With thousands of articles under her belt, Sandy strives to help others use technology to their advantage. If you want to add a visual to your Excel spreadsheet that summarizes data at a glance, a chart is perfect. Depending on the type of data you have, however, it can be difficult to know which chart fits the best. Here, we’ll look at different types of data and the charts available in Microsoft Excel. In some cases, you may have more than one type of chart that suits your data just fine. But in others, there may be only one option. When you want to compare one set of data to another, you have several chart types that work. Some depend on the number of data sets while others use a hierarchical structure. For example, you might compare income from various sources or performance in categories for an employee review. For displaying comparisons, you can use one of these chart types: • Column or Bar: Use with two or more data points to show relational differences between categories. • Treemap: Use to show a hierarchical comparison with rectangles. • Sunburst: Use to show a hierarchical comparison with rings. • Scatter: Use with at le...

Question: What type of chart is useful for comparing values over categories...

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Combo chart in Power BI

In this article APPLIES TO: Power BI Desktop Power BI service In Power BI, a combo chart is a single visualization that combines a line chart and a column chart. Combining the two charts into one lets you make a quicker comparison of the data. Combo charts can have one or two Y axes. When to use a combo chart Combo charts are a great choice: • when you have a line chart and a column chart with the same X axis. • to compare multiple measures with different value ranges. • to illustrate the correlation between two measures in one visualization. • to check whether one measure meets the target defined by another measure • to conserve canvas space. How to create a combo chart Watch Will create a combo chart using the Sales and Marketing sample. • • To follow along below, use the • From the upper left section of the menubar, select File> Open report. • Find your copy of the Retail Analysis Sample PBIX file. • Open the Retail Analysis Sample PBIX file in report view . • Select to add a new page. To follow along below, use the • On the Home page of the Power BI service, scroll down to Getting started with Power BI and select Sample reports. • Choose Retail Analysis Sample. Power BI loads the sample dataset. • From the menubar, select Edit . • Select to add a new page. Create a basic single-axis combo chart • Start on a blank report page and create a column chart that displays this year's sales and gross margin by month. a. From the Fields pane, select Sales> This Year Sales> Value...

11 Types of Charts and How Businesses Use Them

Charts can help businesses in a number of ways. They can help leaders, colleagues, clients, and customers better understand data, insights and ideas. They can make it easier for these people to remember what matters and take actions that help them achieve their goals. There are dozens and dozens of chart types, but which one should you use? The short answer is that it depends on the purpose, on what youwant to communicate. Because some types of charts are more familiar to most people than others are, it is wise to use one that others will be able to understand easily and quickly. In this article, I will draw from my experience as an information designer and share the most common types of charts and when to use each. Once you’ve learned how to choose the best types of graphs for your business communication needs, you can use Venngage’s START CREATING FOR FREE Types of Charts (click to jump ahead): • • • • • • • • • • • • • What is a chart? A chart is a visual representation of information. Sometimes charts are based on numeric data and other times they are conceptual models. In either case, the visual is meant to help the reader quickly grasp important insights and ideas. Because they are visual, they are also easier to remember and can even motivate behaviors, according to research. Because of this, it’s important to Charts versus graphs Bar chart or bar graph, line chart or line graph and more—what exactly is the difference between charts and graphs? The words “chart” and...

What are the Best Graphs for Comparing Two Sets of Data?

You can easily be overwhelmed or get lost in the sea of data with multiple varying metrics. The number of charts you can use to visualize data is vast. The odds of using the wrong charts to visualize complex data are high. The best-suited charts for comparing two sets of data are: • Dual Axis Line chart • Dual Axis Bar and Line Chart • Multi-Axis Line Chart These charts (above) can save you space and make your data visualization dashboard lean. In other words, they can perform a task usually done by two different charts. However, Excel does not natively support the Dual Axis Line, Multi Axis Line, and Dual Axis Bar and Line Charts. Yes, you read that right. You actually don’t have to do away with Excel. You can supercharge the application by installing a particular add-in to access the ready-to-use and visually appealing chart variants mentioned above. In this blog, you’ll learn the following: Table of Content: • • • • • • Before jumping right into the blog’s core, we’ll address the following question: what are comparison charts? What are Comparison Charts? Definition: To compare more than two variables in your data, you can use The best graphs for comparing two sets of data fall under the Comparison Chart category. In the next section, we’ll address the following: why do we need Comparison Charts? Why Do We Need Comparison Charts? As the name indicates, Comparison Charts are widely used to compare varying metrics for actionable insights. Some of the tested and and best ch...

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