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DATA-VISUALIZATION5 MIN READ

Pick The Chart By Following The Decision Path

Follow a chart-selection path that separates trend, comparison, distribution, and relationship questions cleanly.

Start here A VP wants one chart for pipeline health, but the team is mixing rank, trend, and correlation questions into a single request. If you do not separate the questions, the chart becomes a compromise that answers none of them well. Framework Question first, form second Use the chart-selection path to identify what the audience needs to see before you commit to a form. Task -> chart family Do not choose a visual before you choose the reading task. The audience spends time interpreting the data, not deciphering the display. The best chart is the one that makes the…

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