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Dec 10 2012

How To Chart Data Sets With Long Labels [VIDEO]

alternative chart for long data labels

An issue I see a LOT in data visualization is choosing the wrong chart for the job. Personally, I have a strong affinity for the [vertical] column chart because I can combine metrics that can’t usually be combined using combination charts. (I’ll do a video on how to create one of those soon.) However, column charts don’t work well at all for data sets with long labels. So I show you in this short video  a better alternative.

How To Make This Bourgeois Chart Sexy

In my post tomorrow I’ll take this rudimentary chart and  pimp it out.

Photo by hstender.

Written by Annie · Categorized: Excel · Tagged: Data Visualization, Excel Charts

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