When To Use What Kind Of Charts To Represent The Data

There is good saying “Data is not clever. Nor is it helpful and insightful. Data is very, seriously, stupid. And yet data can be honed, with a little thoughtful craftsmanship, into something amazing, beautiful and genuinely powerful.” And here are some of the tips tricks from the different people which can be used to represent the data in a meaningful manner.

• In continuation with KPI, its very important in which format are you presenting the data.

• Presenting the data in a correct format is an art and that’s how the reader/stakeholder will understand the data

• I have watched two great videos on the same by Jeff Su and Sara (Venngage) and they have given great information along with some examples and tips and tricks.

TOP7 TIPCS FOR PRESENTING THE DATA BY JEFF SU

1. Never present single numbers

   - Always have Industry benchmark for comparison

   - Never compare oranges with apples

2. Highlight only one focal points, highlighting multiple focal points create confusion and data cannot be interpreted correctly!

3. Use colors, human brain is made to understand color codes quickly and hence adding colors to the data presentation makes them easier to understand!

4. Be consistent with color codes, style and operations like sorting, grouping etc.

5. Compare charts!

6. Use appropriate chart types while presenting the data, it makes the it more understandable

7. Use stickers as and when needed!

https://youtu.be/jizZKNnx9wA?si=80-qwqEFXipO4EuD

HOW TO PICK RIGHT CHARTS FOR YOUR DATA BY VENNGAGE BY SARA

• Understanding the goal or need of the data is very important before we choose the which charts to pick up to represent it

• For this ICCORE is the perfect method which stands for inform, compare, change, organize, reveal relationship and explore.

• Each one of them has its category and we can choose the charts from them.

1. INFORM

   - Icon charts, pictogram

2. COMPARE

   - Bar/column charts, bubble charts, pie charts, stack bar

3. CHANGE

   - Line charts, area charts, timeline infographics and choropleth map

4. ORAGNIZE

   - Groups, ranks, patterns, number list, tables, Venn diagram, mind maps

5. REVEAL RELATIONSHIP

   - Correlation, distribution, scatterplots, histograms

6. EXPLORE

   - There are n number of templates available all over the internet and also specifically on venngage website

https://youtu.be/aUk4npRmjL8?si=v5__1qaHMFT8ik33