‘118721, 1020 PM How to Choose the Right Graph for Your Data (In One Picture) - Data Science Central How to Choose the Right Graph for Your Data (In One Picture) + Posted by Stephanie Glen on November 27, 2020 at 7:42am Send Message View Blog + Choosing the right graph depends largely on your audience. + Dozens of graphs fit various data types. + While software can help with the design, you stil have to choose a graph. + A flow chart to help with the decision Choosing the best graph for your data poses a challenge. Even if you get a program to do the hard work for you, you stil have to make a choice between dozens of potential types of graphs. [noterm] In general, you'll want to Keep your charts as visually simple as possible in order to appeal to a wide audience. For example, instead of a clutter of several line graphs on one chart, make several different single-ine charts. This means that your viewer won't have to untangle graphs or constantly refer to legends [1]. ‘The following flow chart serves as a guide for when youll want to use the basic graph types. Bear in mind that many times, ‘exactly which graph you choose is a judgment call, For example, if you want to chow composition for static data (that doesn't change over time), you have the choice between a pie chart, waterfall chart [noterm or possibly a bar (vertical column) chart. Which you choose largely depends on your audience; While almost everyone knows what a pie chart represents, a waterfall chart isn't Ikely to be a great choice for a math-challenged audience, Wiahgn relationship stems Non Ce) wn jancacentralcomiprfils/blogs/now-to-chaose-he-ight-raph-foryour-data-in-one-pct