Choosing the Best Chart Type for the Data
When adding a chart to your story or analytic applications page, choose the best chart type for your analysis.
You can add many charts to your story or analytic applications page, and you can have more than one chart on a page. Choose different chart types to display different aspects of your data.
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Comparison Compares differences between values or shows a simple comparison of categorical divisions of measures. For parameter details, see: Parameters for Bar, Column, Stacked, and Waterfall Charts. |
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Trend Shows a trend in the data values (especially for dimensions that are time-based, such as Year) or the progression of your data and possible patterns. For parameter details, see Parameters for Area, Line, and Time Series Charts. |
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Distribution Shows distributions between several groups or sets of data. For parameter details, see Parameters for Box Plot, Radar, Heat Map, and Histogram Charts. |
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Correlation Shows the relationship between values or compares multiple measure values. For example, you can view the correlation of two measures and understand the impact of the first measure on the second measure. For parameter details, see Parameters for Bubble and Scatterplot Charts. |
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Indicator Shows a business's metrics. For parameter details, see Parameters for Bullet and Numeric Point Charts. |
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Other (More) chart options, including percentage For parameter details, see Parameters for Donut, Marimekko, and Pie Charts. |
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