Data Visualization Chart Types and Selection

Question 1

Which chart type is best suited for showing the composition of a whole divided into parts?

Accepted Answer

Pie chart

Answer

Line chart

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Scatter plot

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Histogram

Question 2

Which chart type is most effective for displaying the distribution of a continuous variable?

Accepted Answer

Histogram

Answer

Bar chart

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Bubble chart

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Treemap

Question 3

What chart type should you use to show the relationship between two continuous variables?

Accepted Answer

Scatter plot

Answer

Bar chart

Answer

Pie chart

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Area chart

Question 4

Which visualization is best for comparing values across multiple categories?

Accepted Answer

Bar chart

Answer

Waterfall chart

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Heat map

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Box plot

Question 5

Which chart type is specifically designed to show hierarchical data as nested rectangles?

Accepted Answer

Treemap

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Sunburst chart

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Dendrogram

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Sankey diagram

Question 6

What chart type is most appropriate for tracking trends over time?

Accepted Answer

Line chart

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Radar chart

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Waffle chart

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Dot plot