Compare categories
Use bar or pie charts for separate groups and parts of a whole.
Choose a focused graph maker for the structure of your data and the comparison you need to communicate.
Compare values clearly across categories.
Show trends and changes over time.
Show how values make up a whole.
Plot paired X and Y values precisely.
Explore relationships and trends.
See the shape of a numeric distribution.
Summarize spread, quartiles, and outliers.
Compare several metrics across profiles.
Use bar or pie charts for separate groups and parts of a whole.
Use line, XY, or scatter charts for ordered values and paired measurements.
Use histograms and box plots for raw observations, or radar charts for multi-metric profiles.