Choosing a good chart
Here's something we came up with to help you consider which chart to use. It was inspired by the table in Gene Zelazny's classic work Saying It With Charts (p. 27 in the 4th. ed).
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Bless you for putting this together. This is a popular request and now I have a place to point people. What would be great is if you opened up this framework so that other chart aficionados (I'm thinking of Kelly O'Day at processtrends.com) would have a chance to add new chart types.
Posted by: Zach | May 18, 2007 at 10:23 AM
Thank you Zach for the suggestion. I like your idea; let me think about how we could implement this. Thanks also for drawing my attention to the work of Kelly O'Day; I am posting on this today.
Posted by: Andrew Abela | May 21, 2007 at 01:14 PM
Okay, we're giving this a try. Take a look at my newest post, at http://extremepresentation.typepad.com/blog/2007/05/choosing_a_good.html
Posted by: Andrew Abela | May 24, 2007 at 02:01 PM
There is another very interesting way of helping to find the right chart.
"A Periodic Table of Visualization Method"
(http://www.visual-literacy.org/periodic_table/periodic_table.html
You can find more information about it at http://www.visual-literacy.org
Posted by: Peter | June 08, 2007 at 07:02 AM
Great article, i have linked you on my blog. Bless you.
Posted by: extreme video | September 15, 2007 at 02:57 AM
Deciding on which chart type to use in our reports has always been a bit of pain ... no more ... you saved the day. Thanks to you we're already using the pdf as a reference when choosing an appropriate chart for each specific report. Great job! Thanks!
Posted by: Alex | November 29, 2007 at 01:43 PM
You're welcome Alex. Now check out www.Chartchooser.com and tell me what you think.
Andrew
Posted by: Andrew Abela | November 29, 2007 at 02:03 PM
This is really great Andrew!
Posted by: Dave Gray | December 18, 2007 at 01:38 PM
excellent article,thank.
Posted by: spiceday | January 09, 2008 at 05:44 PM