Basic & Commonly used Chart Types for Data Professionals
As a Data Professional, Instead of showing data in a sentence or table, which is hard to read, You can show Data using suitable graph in Excel, Power BI, Tableau Etc. for better understanding Column Chart Column Chart is made of Vertical Bars. Each Bar shows Each value. Column Chart is mostly used to show the performance of an Employee every year, every month, etc... You can also use this chart to show Sales, Quantity, Improvement by time period. It works best if you have X axis = Timeline & Y axis = Quantity / Value. Bar Chart: Bar Chart is made of Horizontal Bars. Each Bar shows Value of Each Category. You can use this Chart to show Data by Category Like Products: TV, Mobile, Fridge. It helps analyze which is a Top Category and which is a Lowest Category. It works best if you have X axis = Value & Y axis = Category. Line Chart: It is used to show Trends over time. Internet Service provider Companies can check how the Internet speed in your area changes every Second...