Distribution charts include:

1. Histogram charts
2. Box plot charts
3. Violin charts
4. Density charts

Types of Distribution charts

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

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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 between multiple states.

Use cases include:

- Fund transfers
- Vote counts 
- 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

Category comparison charts compare data between multiple distinct categories.

Use cases include:

- Income across different countries
- Popular venue times
- Team allocations

Category Comparison 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

Relationship charts show how multiple items relate to one another. Use cases include mapping social networks and creating word charts.

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