{"id":2678,"date":"2020-12-12T23:11:41","date_gmt":"2020-12-13T07:11:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lightsondata.com\/?post_type=tva_lesson&#038;p=2678"},"modified":"2020-12-23T23:04:06","modified_gmt":"2020-12-24T07:04:06","slug":"selecting-the-right-visual-comparison","status":"publish","type":"tva_lesson","link":"https:\/\/www.lightsondata.com\/course\/selecting-the-right-visual-comparison\/","title":{"rendered":"Selecting the Right Visual: Comparison"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Types of Visuals<\/h2>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h3><strong>Bar chart<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2700\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.lightsondata.com\/selecting-the-right-visual-v6a-17\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-17-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1440&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1440\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-17\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-17-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-17-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2700\" width=\"749\" data-init-width=\"1024\" height=\"421\" data-init-height=\"576\" title=\"Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-17\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-17-1024x576.jpg?resize=749%2C421&#038;ssl=1\" data-width=\"749\" data-height=\"421\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-17-1024x576.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2700\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.lightsondata.com\/selecting-the-right-visual-v6a-17\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-17-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1440&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1440\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-17\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-17-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-17-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2700\" width=\"749\" data-init-width=\"1024\" height=\"421\" data-init-height=\"576\" title=\"Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-17\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-17.jpg?resize=749%2C421&#038;ssl=1\" data-width=\"749\" data-height=\"421\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Intention:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Show differences in actual values<\/li>\n<li>Show magnitude of differences from a certain reference point<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Stacked bar chart<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2702\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.lightsondata.com\/selecting-the-right-visual-v6a-19\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-19-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1440&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1440\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-19\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-19-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-19-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2702\" width=\"749\" data-init-width=\"1024\" height=\"421\" data-init-height=\"576\" title=\"Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-19\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-19-1024x576.jpg?resize=749%2C421&#038;ssl=1\" data-width=\"749\" data-height=\"421\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-19-1024x576.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2702\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.lightsondata.com\/selecting-the-right-visual-v6a-19\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-19-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1440&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1440\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-19\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-19-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-19-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2702\" width=\"749\" data-init-width=\"1024\" height=\"421\" data-init-height=\"576\" title=\"Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-19\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-19.jpg?resize=749%2C421&#038;ssl=1\" data-width=\"749\" data-height=\"421\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Intention:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Highlight cumulative values while showing composition<\/li>\n<li>Compare by specific dimensions(s)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Considerations:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You cannot easily compare the numbers of the individual parts<\/li>\n<li>More effective if you want to compare cumulative totals and what composes those totals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Clustered\/ Grouped bar chart<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2704\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.lightsondata.com\/selecting-the-right-visual-v6a-24\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-24-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1440&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1440\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-24\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-24-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-24-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2704\" width=\"749\" data-init-width=\"1024\" height=\"421\" data-init-height=\"576\" title=\"Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-24\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-24-1024x576.jpg?resize=749%2C421&#038;ssl=1\" data-width=\"749\" data-height=\"421\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-24-1024x576.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2704\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.lightsondata.com\/selecting-the-right-visual-v6a-24\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-24-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1440&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1440\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-24\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-24-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-24-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2704\" width=\"749\" data-init-width=\"1024\" height=\"421\" data-init-height=\"576\" title=\"Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-24\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-24.jpg?resize=749%2C421&#038;ssl=1\" data-width=\"749\" data-height=\"421\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Intention:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Compare individual dimensions side by side<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Considerations:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Since this doubles up the number of bars that you have on screen, you can end up with a cluttered chart if you have too many dimensions<\/li>\n<li>If the labels are unreadable in a vertical bar graph, change it into a horizontal&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Bar in bar chart<\/h3>\n<p><span><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2705\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.lightsondata.com\/selecting-the-right-visual-v6a-25\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-25-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1440&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1440\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-25-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-25-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2705\" width=\"749\" data-init-width=\"1024\" height=\"421\" data-init-height=\"576\" title=\"Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-25\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-25-1024x576.jpg?resize=749%2C421&#038;ssl=1\" data-width=\"749\" data-height=\"421\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-25-1024x576.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2705\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.lightsondata.com\/selecting-the-right-visual-v6a-25\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-25-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1440&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1440\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-25-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-25-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2705\" width=\"749\" data-init-width=\"1024\" height=\"421\" data-init-height=\"576\" title=\"Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-25\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-25.jpg?resize=749%2C421&#038;ssl=1\" data-width=\"749\" data-height=\"421\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Intention: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Compare two quantitative values<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Considerations:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Vary the width and the color of the two quantitative values so that both are visible at all times<\/li>\n<li>The width of the bar should not evaluate to any quantitative value so don&#8217;t combine this visualization with another on the same screen where the width is a representative of a quantitative measure as this could confuse your audience<\/li>\n<li>It takes less real estate space than a clustered bar chart<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Barbell\/ Dumbbell chart<\/h3>\n<p><span><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2706\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.lightsondata.com\/selecting-the-right-visual-v6a-26\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-26-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1440&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1440\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-26\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-26-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-26-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2706\" width=\"749\" data-init-width=\"1024\" height=\"421\" data-init-height=\"576\" title=\"Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-26\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-26-1024x576.jpg?resize=749%2C421&#038;ssl=1\" data-width=\"749\" data-height=\"421\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-26-1024x576.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2706\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.lightsondata.com\/selecting-the-right-visual-v6a-26\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-26-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1440&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1440\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-26\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-26-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-26-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2706\" width=\"749\" data-init-width=\"1024\" height=\"421\" data-init-height=\"576\" title=\"Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-26\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-26.jpg?resize=749%2C421&#038;ssl=1\" data-width=\"749\" data-height=\"421\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Intention:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Compare quantitative difference<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Considerations:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It doesn&#8217;t work too well if the quantitative values are very close\/similar to one another<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Bubble chart<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2707\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.lightsondata.com\/selecting-the-right-visual-v6a-27\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-27-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1440&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1440\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-27\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-27-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-27-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2707\" width=\"749\" data-init-width=\"1024\" height=\"421\" data-init-height=\"576\" title=\"Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-27\" 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data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-27\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-27-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-27-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2707\" width=\"749\" data-init-width=\"1024\" height=\"421\" data-init-height=\"576\" title=\"Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-27\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-27.jpg?resize=749%2C421&#038;ssl=1\" data-width=\"749\" data-height=\"421\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Intention:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Highlight minimum or maximum<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Considerations:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Even though it doesn&#8217;t provide a clear comparison, it can be used as an initial chart to grab your audience&#8217;s attention and peak their interest<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Text table\/ Cross tab<\/h3>\n<p><span><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2708\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.lightsondata.com\/selecting-the-right-visual-v6a-28\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-28-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1440&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1440\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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