This bar chart explains the quantity of paying memberships with year as the categorical variable. As in this graph, if you include data labels you may be able to remove gridlines and/or the y-axis for simplicity.
Graph created in Excel with data from Statista
This line graph is used to show total number of registered vehicles as a quantitative variable changing over 20 years. This type of graph can be used as a comparison by having multiple lines over the same time period.
Created in SAS with data from Federal Highway Administration in Sage Data
A scatterplot shows the relationship between two quantitative variables in this case the number of books in the series and the average ratings of books in the series. This graph can be used to investigate possible correlation between the two variables if you have enough data points.
This graph was created in Tableau with data from goodreads
This box plot shows the distribution of kills per set as a quantitative variable among competitive teams. To compare among groups put multiple box plots in the same plot area. This graph will also provide context through the median, quantiles, outliers, min and max.
Created in RStudio using ggplot2 with data from FSU, Clemson, and Louisville Volleyball websites
This histogram shows the frequency of maximum humidity over 95 degrees over the months of the year over 2020-2024.
Created in Python using matplotlib with data from Iowa Environmental Mesonet
This pie chart shows the expenditures with comparison of categories and how much it contributes to the total.
Created in Excel with data from US Bureau of Economic Analysis
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