How to use waterfall charts?
A waterfall chart is used to show how an initial value is increased and/or decreased by a series of intermediate values, leading to a final value.
Chart guide
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How to use cycle plots to show seasonality?
A cycle plot shows both days of the week/month of the year effect and trend/cycle in data. Cycle plots were created by Willian Cleveland and his colleagues in 1978 at Bell Labs.
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Indexed charts explained
Indexing data is an effective method to normalize the data to a common starting point and observe how variables change over time relative to each other.
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Connected scatterplots: explained with an example
A connected scatterplot is a scatterplot with a third ordered variable used to connect the encoding between X and Y positions. This third variable is often time.
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5 alternatives to dual axis charts
Let’s talk about what to use instead of dual axis charts. Here are 5 alternatives – Side-by-side charts. 2 charts labelled directly, Prioritizing and levelling, connected scatterplot and indexed charts.
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What to keep in mind when creating dual axis charts?
Like with most other charts, dual axis charts have their good and bad. They are often used to compare two data series in a small amount of space.
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What are dot plots in data visualization?
Dot plots use dots to represent the position of value on the axis. They are useful for comparisons and are a good replacement for bars or clustered bars.
