In the 4th session of Chandoo.org podcast, lets talk about Pie charts.
Pie charts evoke strong opinions among analysts & managers. Some people love them and can’t have enough of them in reports. Others despise them and go to any lengths to avoid them. And that is why we are going to talk about them in this session.
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What is in this session?
This sessions is all about pies, donuts, bars & bubbles. Yummy, I say!
You will learn,
- Special, secret transmission from guest stars
- What is a pie chart?
- Why they work? 2 reasons
- Why they don’t work ? 4 reasons
- Cousins & siblings of Pie charts
- Donut charts
- Gauge charts (speedometer)
- 3D pies
- Area charts
- Bubble charts
- 4 Situations when making a pie chart is ok
- Alternatives to Pie charts
- Mistakes you should avoid
- About the resources
- Conclusions
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Links & Resources mentioned in this session:
Books mentioned
Articles & Discussion on Pie Charts
Good examples of Pie charts
Bad examples of Pie charts
Debatable examples of Pie charts
- World polls chart – pie + donut – interesting but questionable
- Pie of a pie of a pie chart – interesting but avoidable
Alternatives & Improvements to Pie charts
Extra resource:
Note about book links: The links to various books mentioned in this podcast are affiliate links. It means when you click on them & purchase, good folks at Amazon pay me a few cents. I recommend these books because I genuinely love them. I would have recommended even if there is no benefit to me.
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Do you use Pie charts?
I do not avoid them completely. Once in a while I like to throw a pie in to my dashboards. They are a great way to visualize data despite the pitfalls.
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