HOW TO CHOOSE APPROPRIATE GRAPHS/ CHARTS IN ACADEMIC WRITING

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PURPOSE
EXPLANATION
APPROPRIATE GRAPHS/ CHARTS

To compare values
Charts are perfect for comparing one or many value sets, and they can easily show the low and high values in the data sets.
·         Column
·         Bar
·         Circular Area 
·         Line 
·         Scatter Plot
·         Bullet
To show the composition of something
Use this type of chart to show how individual parts make up the whole of something, such as the device type used for mobile visitors to your website or total sales broken down by sales rep. 
·         Pie
·         Stacked Bar
·         Stacked Column
·         Area
·         Waterfall
To understand the distribution of your data
Distribution charts help you to understand outliers, the normal tendency, and the range of information in your values.
·         Scatter Plot
·         Line
·         Column
·         Bar
To analyze trends in your data set
If you want to know more information about how a data set performed during a specific time period, there are specific chart types that do extremely well.
·         Line
·         Dual-Axis Line
·         Column
To have better understanding about the relationship between value sets
Relationship charts are suited to showing how one variable relates to one or numerous different variables. You could use this to show how something positively effects, has no effect, or negatively effects on another variable.
·         Scatter Plot
·         Bubble
·         Line
(Source: Modification from https://blog.hubspot.com)





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