CDOT Performance Data Business Plan - Cambridge Systematics

CDOT Performance Data Business Plan
Figure 5.17 Dashboard Design Elements
Function Visualization Tool Examples
Compare a Set of Values
Bar Chart – For numerical comparisons showing one or more set of variables
Block Histogram – For visualization of distribution of numeric values in a data set.
Bubble Chart – Displays a set of numeric values as circles, especially useful for
data sets with dozens to hundreds of values or with values that differ by several
orders of magnitude.
Candlestick Chart – A combination of bar and line chart representing the range of
movement of the measure over a given time interval.
Radar Chart – For visualization of multivariate data in the form of a twodimensional
chart of three or more quantitative variables represented on axes
starting from the same point.
Stacked Bar Chart – If values of each category add up to 100% and if this is
important
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