Data Visualization

Do you want to compare different categories/groups?

• Try using a bar chart.
  • Bar charts require at least one categorical variable and one quantitative variable.

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Do you want to illustrate trends, increases or decreases in a value over time?

• Try using a line chart.
  • Line charts require one continuous variable for the x-axis (usually a date/time variable), and one quantitative variable for the y-axis.

Do you want to see the relationship/correlation between variables?

• Try using a scatterplot.

Do you want to see the frequency of values within a variable?

• Try using a histogram.

Do you want to compare the different parts of a whole?

• Try using a pie chart.