A data set that occurs frequently consists of the values or the percentage breakdown of several categories for two time periods. A common way of plotting these data is to use a pair of pie charts.

To display a record of information in a graphical interface, pie charts, bar diagrams, and other such chart diagrams are the best ways to present or communicate information visually. If you don’t have ...

Unless you’re a data scientist or have another job that commonly uses data visualization, selecting the right way to represent information can feel overwhelming. Software like Excel can stuff any type ...

Editor's Note: We've been looking at inequality quite a bit lately. In the piece 'Land of the Free, Home of the Poor,' we used a trio of pie charts broken down into five quintiles to illustrate ...

The pie chart is easily the worst way to convey information ever developed in the history of data visualization. Sure, there are other more cumbersome ways to articulate data. But none have the ...

Different types of graphs and charts are needed to present results from experiments. Graphs and charts need to be drawn and labelled correctly. Use patterns in the data to reach a conclusion in an ...

Pie charts are a way to show data. Pie charts show proportions of a whole. The circle of the pie chart represents the whole. That's a full 360 degrees. Each part, or slice, represents part of the ...

The pie chart got its name honestly: It’s shaped like a pie and carved into pieces like slices. But where its namesake generally contains gooey sweetness, pie graphs are filled with chalky, boring ...

To ensure charts and graphs are compliant with ADA standards, please use alt text to describe the nature or content of the data shown. If a chart is too complex to explain properly through alt text ...