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Gantt Chart
Used for scheduling and to show the progress of multiple tasks over time; best for project management.
Waterfall Chart
Visualizes cumulative effect of sequentially introduced values; best for understanding the stepwise impact of different contributing factors.
Bar Chart
Used to compare quantity across different categories; best when categories are discrete and not too many.
Area Chart
Emphasizes the magnitude of change over time; best for showing volume beneath a line chart, illustrating cumulative totals.
Bubble Chart
A type of scatter plot that represents three dimensions of data; best used when the data set contains three quantitative and one to two categorical variables.
Box Plot
Displays the distribution of a data set based on a five-number summary; best for detecting outliers and understanding the spread of data.
Treemap
Shows hierarchical data as nested rectangles; best for space-efficient display of hierarchical data and relative sizes.
Choropleth Map
A thematic map where geographic regions are colored or shaded in relation to a data variable; best for showing how a measurement varies across a geographic area.
Dot Plot
Displays frequency using dots; best for small to moderate sets of data where precise values for each category are needed.
Spider or Radar Chart
Displays multivariate data as a two-dimensional chart; best used to plot one or more groups or variables that have three or more variables.
Line Graph
Displays data points over a continuous interval or time span; best for showing trends and changes over time.
Scatter Plot
Shows the relationship between two quantitative variables; best for identifying correlations or patterns.
Heat Map
Represent data values using color coding; best for comparing data across multiple categories or through spatial data.
Streamgraph
A type of stacked area chart that is displaced around a central axis, often used to show changes in data over time; best for displaying high-volume datasets with long time periods.
Sankey Diagram
Visualizes the flow of data between different nodes; best for showing the distribution and conservation in a system.
Stacked Bar Chart
Indicates how different parts contribute to a total; best when you want to show the total size along with the composition of the categories.
Violin Plot
Combines a box plot with a kernel density plot; best for comparing the distribution of data across several groups.
Pie Chart
Shows the proportion or percentage each category represents of the total; best for illustrating part-to-whole relationships with a few categories.
Histogram
Visualizes the distribution of numerical data; best used when the data is continuous and you're interested in the frequency of values within intervals.
Waffle Chart
Utilizes a 10x10 grid to show percentages; best for visualizing parts of a whole with one or very few categories for quick comparisons.
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