Infographic: How to Choose the Right Chart
This infographic will teach you everything you need to know to always select the perfect chart.
Your "perfect" chart has two key tasks to perform. It has to:
- optimally display the message you want to deliver and
- shorten the time it takes your audience to understand that message.
Luckily, here are the 3 fundamental rules that you should always follow when deciding which chart to use. If you learn these 3 rules, there is a good chance that you will get it right no matter what the context of your data is.
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