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Graphs are a common method to visually illustraterelationships in the data. The purpose of a graph is topresent data that are too numerous or complicated to be describedadequately in the text and in less space. Do not, however, usegraphs for small amounts of data that could be conveyedsuccinctly in a sentence.
Similarly, you may ask, what graphs to use for what data?
14 Different Types of Graphs and Charts for PresentingData
- Column Chart. A column chart is used to show a comparison amongdifferent items, or it can show a comparison of items overtime.
- Bar Graph.
- Line Graph.
- Dual Axis Chart.
- Area Chart.
- Stacked Bar Chart.
- Mekko Chart.
- Pie Chart.
Types of Charts
- Bar graphs to show numbers that are independent of eachother.
- Pie charts to show you how a whole is divided into differentparts.
- Line graphs show you how numbers have changed over time.
Hereof, what do graphs represent?
Graphing is a pictorial way ofrepresenting relationships between various quantities,parameters, or measurable variables in nature. A graphbasically summarizes how one quantiy changes if another quantitythat is related to it also changes.
Four Main Types of Graphs: Line, Bar, Pie, andPictograph
- 1:41 Graphs in the Information Age.
- 8:54 Four Main Types of Graphs: Line, Bar, Pie, andPictograph.
- 2:33 Line Graphs.
- 1:29 Bar Graphs.
- 3:25 Pie Graphs.
- 1:24 Pictographs.
- 2:41 Video Quiz: Using Graphs.