Choosing and building tables, spreadsheets and graphs, including contemporary displays

What this note covers

1. The display is chosen by the data type and the question
2. Tables and spreadsheets: the layer under every graph
3. Column, bar and divided charts
4. Line graphs and time series
5. Pie charts and parts of a whole
6. Histograms, dot plots and the shape of numerical data
7. Contemporary displays: pictograms, bubble, Mekko, radar, sunburst and heat maps
8. How representation is examined, and what separates a top-band answer

8 sections · 12 key terms & formulas · 6 common mistakes