Manuals / Data Visualization Basics / Ch 1

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1. Start from the question

Data Visualization Basics · 8 pages source format

Comparison, composition, distribution, relationship — each wants a different chart.

What you'll learn

  • Question types
  • Marks

Question → chart

Compare categories → bars. Trend over time → line. Parts of whole → careful with pies. Correlation → scatter.

Quick check

Best default for comparing categories?

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Rewrite one chart title as the question it answers.

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