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Choosing a Chart
Each data relationship can be best served by a particular subset of charts.
Comparison
Static
Horizontal Bar
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Over Time
Few Categories or Periods
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Many Categories or Periods
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(e.g., Performance or Growth)
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(e.g., Allocation)
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(e.g., Long/Short Allocation)
Over Time
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(e.g., Risk/Reward Analysis)
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Bubble
(e.g., Weighted Portfolio Holdings)
Link Template
Horizontal Bar
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Line
Time-Series Line
Donut 
Scatter Plot
Bubble