{"id":2681,"date":"2020-12-18T18:44:55","date_gmt":"2020-12-19T02:44:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lightsondata.com\/?post_type=tva_lesson&#038;p=2681"},"modified":"2020-12-23T23:04:06","modified_gmt":"2020-12-24T07:04:06","slug":"selecting-the-right-visual-composition","status":"publish","type":"tva_lesson","link":"https:\/\/www.lightsondata.com\/course\/selecting-the-right-visual-composition\/","title":{"rendered":"Selecting the Right Visual: Composition"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Types of Visuals<\/h2>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h3>Pie chart<\/h3>\n<p><span><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2727\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.lightsondata.com\/selecting-the-right-visual-v6a-54\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-54-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-54\" 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-54-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-54-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2727\" width=\"749\" data-init-width=\"1024\" height=\"421\" data-init-height=\"576\" title=\"Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-54\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-54-1024x576.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-54-1024x576.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2727\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.lightsondata.com\/selecting-the-right-visual-v6a-54\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-54-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-54\" 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-54-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-54-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2727\" width=\"749\" data-init-width=\"1024\" height=\"421\" data-init-height=\"576\" title=\"Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-54\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-54.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 rough proportions<\/li>\n<li>To give the audience a rough idea of what composes a quantitative value<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Considerations:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Accompany the slices by labels to help the audience understand the numeric equivalent of slices<\/li>\n<li>Try not to have more than 5 slices represented<\/li>\n<li>Not a good choice if the audience needs accurate measurements<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Donut chart<\/h3>\n<p><span><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2728\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.lightsondata.com\/selecting-the-right-visual-v6a-55\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-55-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-55\" 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-55-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-55-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2728\" width=\"749\" data-init-width=\"1024\" height=\"421\" data-init-height=\"576\" title=\"Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-55\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-55-1024x576.jpg?resize=749%2C421&#038;ssl=1\" data-width=\"749\" data-height=\"421\" style=\"\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-55-1024x576.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2728\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.lightsondata.com\/selecting-the-right-visual-v6a-55\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-55-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-55\" 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-55-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-55-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2728\" width=\"749\" data-init-width=\"1024\" height=\"421\" data-init-height=\"576\" title=\"Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-55\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-55.jpg?resize=749%2C421&#038;ssl=1\" data-width=\"749\" data-height=\"421\" style=\"\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Intention:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Show rough proportions, with total label at the center<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Considerations:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Donut charts could be harder to read than a pie chart<\/li>\n<li>Ideally add other visuals to accompany this chart to address the limitations of this chart<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>100% Stacked bar chart<\/h3>\n<p><span><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2729\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.lightsondata.com\/selecting-the-right-visual-v6a-56\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-56-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-56\" 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-56-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-56-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2729\" width=\"749\" data-init-width=\"1024\" height=\"421\" data-init-height=\"576\" title=\"Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-56\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-56-1024x576.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-56-1024x576.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2729\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.lightsondata.com\/selecting-the-right-visual-v6a-56\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-56-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-56\" 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-56-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-56-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2729\" width=\"749\" data-init-width=\"1024\" height=\"421\" data-init-height=\"576\" title=\"Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-56\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-56.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 the relative proportion rather than the absolute values<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Considerations:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Easier to compare different categorial values side by side, than with a pie or donut chart<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Waffle chart\/ Square pie chart<\/h3>\n<p><span><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2730\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.lightsondata.com\/selecting-the-right-visual-v6a-57\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-57-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-57\" 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-57-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-57-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2730\" width=\"749\" data-init-width=\"1024\" height=\"421\" data-init-height=\"576\" title=\"Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-57\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-57-1024x576.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-57-1024x576.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2730\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.lightsondata.com\/selecting-the-right-visual-v6a-57\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-57-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-57\" 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-57-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-57-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2730\" width=\"749\" data-init-width=\"1024\" height=\"421\" data-init-height=\"576\" title=\"Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-57\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-57.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 relative proportions or absolute values<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Considerations:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Allows for more accurate comparison across different categorical values<\/li>\n<li>Change the percentage in something more relatable (Ex: 34 in 167 100 or 20%)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>100% Stacked area chart<\/h3>\n<p><span><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2731\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.lightsondata.com\/selecting-the-right-visual-v6a-59\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-59-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-59\" 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-59-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-59-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2731\" width=\"749\" data-init-width=\"1024\" height=\"421\" data-init-height=\"576\" title=\"Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-59\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-59-1024x576.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-59-1024x576.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2731\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.lightsondata.com\/selecting-the-right-visual-v6a-59\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-59-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-59\" 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-59-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-59-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2731\" width=\"749\" data-init-width=\"1024\" height=\"421\" data-init-height=\"576\" title=\"Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-59\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-59.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 rough part-to-whole relationship over time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Considerations:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It could be very hard to read<\/li>\n<li>All considerations from the other stacked charts are inherited&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Tree map<\/h3>\n<p><span><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2732\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.lightsondata.com\/selecting-the-right-visual-v6a-60\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-60-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-60\" 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-60-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-60-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2732\" width=\"749\" data-init-width=\"1024\" height=\"421\" data-init-height=\"576\" title=\"Selecting-the-Right-Visual-V6a-60\" 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