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Why Pie Charts Are Better Than Bar Charts
11 March 2025 | by Tim Bock

Pie charts tap into our instinctive ability to assess proportions when we look at things and should be considered when we need to communicate proportions.

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Customizing Colors Within a Series on a Bar, Column, or Pyramid Visualization
26 February 2025 | by Tim Bock

In Displayr, you can customize the colors within a series for bar charts, column charts, and pyramids created using Insert > Visualization. This can make

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How To Use Sparklines To Show Trends In Charts
09 January 2025 | by Tim Bock

Using sparklines in charts with multiple series of data improves readability by showing where are we today, movement since last time and long-term trend.

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How to Create a Bar Chart in Displayr
06 September 2018 | by Tim Ali

There are two different ways you can create a bar chart in Displayr, using either the Charts or Visualization menus. Find out here.

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Where Pictographs Beat Bar Charts: Proportional Data
03 May 2017 | by Carmen Chan

Pictographs are exceptionally good for displaying proportional data because they have an intrinsic scale and show quantities visually.

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Where Pictographs Beat Bar Charts: Count Data
Where Pictographs Beat Bar Charts: Count Data
03 May 2017 | by Carmen Chan

Pictographs are often ridiculed, but their bad reputation is not deserved. There are situations where pictographs are better than bar charts.

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5 Ways to Visualize Relative Importance Scores from Key Driver Analysis
26 April 2017 | by Tim Bock

5 ways of presenting the results of key driver analysis techniques, such as Shapley Value, Kruskal Analysis, and Relative Weights.

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