The Event Visualizer app has eight different chart types, each with different characteristics. To select a chart type:
In Chart type , click the chart type you need.
Chart type |
Description |
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Column chart |
Displays information as vertical rectangular columns with lengths proportional to the values they represent. Useful when you want to, for example, compare performance of different districts. |
Stacked column chart |
Displays information as vertical rectangular columns, where bars representing multiple categories are stacked on top of each other. Useful when you want to, for example, display trends or sums of related data elements. |
Bar chart |
Same as column chart, only with horizontal bars. |
Stacked bar chart |
Same as stacked column chart, only with horizontal bars. |
Line chart |
Displays information as a series of points connected by straight lines. Also referred to as time series. Useful when you want to, for example, visualize trends in indicator data over multiple time periods. |
Area chart |
Is based on line chart, with the space between the axis and the line filled with colors and the lines stacked on top of each other. Useful when you want to compare the trends of related indicators. |
Pie chart |
Circular chart divided into sectors (or slices). Useful when you want to, for example, visualize the proportion of data for individual data elements compared to the total sum of all data elements in the chart. |
Radar chart |
Displays data on axes starting from the same point. Also known as spider chart. |
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