{"id":2671,"date":"2020-12-23T22:59:14","date_gmt":"2020-12-24T06:59:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lightsondata.com\/?post_type=tva_lesson&#038;p=2671"},"modified":"2020-12-23T23:04:06","modified_gmt":"2020-12-24T07:04:06","slug":"selecting-the-right-visual-use-cases","status":"publish","type":"tva_lesson","link":"https:\/\/www.lightsondata.com\/course\/selecting-the-right-visual-use-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"Selecting the Right Visual: Use Cases"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Use Cases<\/h2>\n<p><strong>1. Possibilities for popular names<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Goal? Show a name&#8217;s popularity; rank a name. Use a bar chart.<\/li>\n<li>Goal? Show a name&#8217;s popularity through time or in context. Use a line chart.<\/li>\n<li>Goal? Show the prevalence of the name. Use a word cloud.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2. Tallest buildings<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Goal? Show rankings and details. Use a text table.<\/li>\n<li>Goal? Show differences in height. 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