Share actionable insights by selecting the best graph or chart for your data story
Comparison
Part of the whole
Exact values
Change over time
GeospatialA line chart with the area filled in by color.
Data depicted in horizontal bars.
Data is displayed by three dimensions on the x-axis, y-axis, and by the size of the bubble.
Data depicted by vertical bars.
Donut charts depict different categories, and how each part adds up to the whole.
Heatmaps are useful for showing differences, as well as correlations and patterns, between multiple variables by the use of color.
A Key Performance Indicator (KPI) reflects a single metric you need to monitor progress over time
A line chart provides a comparison of a series data points connected by a line.
A pie chart consists of sections that are part of a larger whole circle. It depicts the percentage each component contributes to the overall total.
A spline chart is a line chart but with curves.
A stacked area chart is an area chart which multiple data series can be tracked and compared.
In a stacked bar chart, the bars represent whole metrics, and the segments within each bar show the different parts that add up to the whole.
In a stacked column chart, each column represents a whole metrics, while the segments with a column compare the different parts that add up to the whole.
A spline area chart is like a line area chart but with curved rather than straight lines.
A table provides a data set organized by columns and rows.
A tree map consists of nested rectangles meant to show each category’s rank within a larger whole, and also includes the numeric quantities by size of the rectangle.