Read Data Visualization Story.
Then Practice Bar Graphs, Pie Charts, Line Plots and Scatter Plots
The Differences between Line Plots, Scatter Plots, Pie Charts and Bar graphs:
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Feature / Graph Type |
Line Plot |
Scatter Plot |
Pie Chart |
Bar Graph |
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Main Purpose |
Show trends or changes over time |
Illustrate the relationship between two variables |
Show parts of a whole as a percentage |
Compare different categories or groups |
|
Data Representation |
Points connected by lines to indicate a trend |
Points representing pairs of values for two variables |
Slices of a circle representing percentages |
Bars of different lengths or heights |
|
Typical Use |
Tracking changes, growth, or progress over time |
Analyzing correlations or patterns between variables |
Displaying proportions or segments of data |
Comparing quantities or statistics across categories |
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Axis Type |
Typically two axes (e.g., time and value) |
Two axes representing two different variables |
No axes, represented as a circular chart |
Two axes (category and value) |
|
Visual Emphasis |
Trend over a period |
Relationship and distribution of data points |
Proportion or fraction of the total |
Size comparison between categories |
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Example Usage |
Growth of plants over time |
Relationship between plant height and sunlight received |
Distribution of different plant types in a garden |
Comparison of plant growth under different conditions in a week |