Category comparison charts include:

1. Bar charts
2. Grouped bar charts
3. Bubble charts
4. Multi-line charts
5. Parallel coordinate charts
6. Bullet charts

Types of category comparison charts

Category comparison charts compare values across distinct categories or groups. They can show comparisons such as income across countries, venue popularity at different times, or allocations among teams.

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- Change over time
- Category comparison
- Ranking
- Part-to-whole
- Correlation
- Distribution
- Flow
- Relationship

Types of Charts

Part-to-whole charts show how partial elements add up to a total.

Use cases include:

Consolidated revenue of product categories
Budgets

Part-to-whole

Flow charts show the movement of data, resources, or processes through a sequence of states or stages. Use cases include: - Fund transfers - Voting and election results

Flow Charts

Change over time charts show data over a period of time, such as trends or comparisons across multiple categories. Common use cases include:
- Stock price performance
- Health statistics
- Chronologies

Change Over Time Charts

Correlation charts show correlation between two or more variables.

Use cases include:

Income and life expectancy

Correlation Charts

Multiple types of charts can be suitable for depicting data. Guidelines provide insight into how to choose one chart over another.

Selecting Charts

Ranking charts show an item’s position in an ordered list. Common use cases include election results and performance statistics.

Ranking Charts

Distribution charts show how often each value occurs in a dataset. Use cases include: population distribution, income distribution.

Distribution Charts

Relationship charts show how multiple items relate to one another, revealing connections, overlaps, or associations between entities. A common use case is mapping social networks.

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