A reader need go no further than page two of Leland Wilkinson’s The Grammar of Graphics before reading, “We will also come to realize why a histogram is not a bar chart and why many other graphics ...

There are dozens of chart types for visualizing data, yet analysts come back to bar charts, time and time again. Simply put, bar charts are really good at what they do: they’re quick to create, show ...

Excel’s chart features can turn your spreadsheet data into compelling visual communications—if you know what to do. This guide will walk you through the basics of setting up trends, percentages, ...

Viewing the distribution of related values from one entity to another is a frequent request, and that’s where Microsoft Excel floating bar charts can help. Instead of starting from the X axis, the low ...

How to add a single vertical bar to a Microsoft Excel line chart Your email has been sent There are lots of ways to highlight a specific element in a Microsoft Excel chart. You might add data labels ...

To display a record of information in a graphical interface, pie charts, bar diagrams, and other such chart diagrams are the best ways to present or communicate information visually. If you don’t have ...

You won’t believe how easy it is to create animated bar charts in the R programming language to show rankings over time. Racing bar charts can be a useful way to visualize comparative data over time.

Nicole White is a member of the Statistical Society of Australia. Whether it’s for a work meeting or a class assignment, presenting data to others is a common task on our to-do list. We use data to ...

Stock charts are graphs that display the stock price and volume history of a company's stock. Advanced charts can include price trend lines, chart patterns, and indicators which investors may attempt ...

Stock charts are the maps of the trading world, showing you where prices have been, where they are now and where they might go next. But not all charts are created equal. Some charts use time as the ...