bar chart
Columnar data display
A bar chart is a graph that uses rectangular bars to represent quantities, with bar length or height proportional to the values being compared.
The bars typically run horizontally or vertically from a baseline.
Bar charts excel at comparing discrete categories: The bar chart showed sales by region.
Also called bar graph.
Average, or spiteful
variance · standard deviation · percentile · quartile · sample · population · skewness · confidence interval
Rotation reference line
- heightVertical extent upward
- widthDistance across something
- scaleMeasure of relative size
- labelsIdentifying markers attached to items
categories · rectangles · horizontal · vertical · orientation · ticks · gridlines · baseline
Principles held worthwhile
- categoriesGroups of related things
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- countReckon a total
dataset · discrete · quantitative · nominal · ordinal · categorical · proportions · aggregation
Ordered position assignment
- contrastNotable difference between things
- differencesWays things aren't alike
- gapUnfilled space between
- disparityMeasurable difference between things
benchmarking · relative · side-by-side · grouped · baseline · versus · proportional · percentage
Vehicle control panel
- infographicVisual data presentation
- reportFormal written findings
- slideSmooth continuous movement
- visualizationForming mental or graphical images
annotation · highlight · callout · storytelling · insight · executive summary · key findings
Growth in amount
- decreaseBecome or make smaller
- growthIncrease in size
- declineDecrease or refuse
- changeTo make different
fluctuation · spike · dip · peak · trough · over time · progression · year-over-year
mean
Average, or spiteful
outliers · variance · standard deviation · percentile · quartile · sample · population · skewness · confidence interval · histogram
axis
Rotation reference line
labels · categories · rectangles · horizontal · vertical · orientation · ticks · gridlines · baseline · spacing
values
Principles held worthwhile
- categoriesGroups of related things
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- distributionAllocation across recipients
count · dataset · discrete · quantitative · nominal · ordinal · categorical · proportions · aggregation · summation
ranking
Ordered position assignment
- contrastNotable difference between things
- differencesWays things aren't alike
- gapUnfilled space between
disparity · benchmarking · relative · side-by-side · grouped · baseline · versus · proportional · percentage · share
dashboard
Vehicle control panel
- infographicVisual data presentation
- reportFormal written findings
- slideSmooth continuous movement
visualization · annotation · highlight · callout · storytelling · insight · executive summary · key findings
increase
Growth in amount
change · fluctuation · spike · dip · peak · trough · over time · progression · year-over-year · quarterly
- charts & graphsline graph, scatter plot, histogram, x-axis, y-axis
- visual displaysdiorama, scene, vignette, hologram, projection
- business visualsline graph, histogram, scatter plot, heat map, treemap
- data graphicsline graph, scatter plot, histogram, heat map, box plot
- math visualsline graph, scatter plot, histogram, number line, coordinate plane
- plotting toolsgraph paper, ruler, compass, protractor, spreadsheet
bar chartpie chart
Circular percentage diagram
pie graph · line graph · scatter plot · area chart · radar chart
bar, chart, bars, barring, charter, charting, charted, unbarred, chartered