The document discusses selecting the right chart for data visualization. It recommends identifying the key message, rearranging the data accordingly, choosing an appropriate chart type, and formatting the chart for clarity. Specific tips include asking what you want to say, using common chart types for comparisons, distributions, parts-to-whole, trends over time, and relationships, removing non-essential elements, and using descriptive titles and proper scaling. Tools like Juice Analytics Chart Chooser and BonaVista Chart Tamer can help select the right chart.

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3. Today we will,Why it is important to select the right chart?How to make the right chart?Some really cool ideas to play with

4. Why is it important?Source: http://www.perceptualedge.com/articles/Whitepapers/Communicating_Numbers.pdf

5. Why is it important?Right chart  Right decisionvs.Source: http://www.perceptualedge.com/articles/Whitepapers/Communicating_Numbers.pdf

6. Why is it important?Right chart  Faster Interpretation

7. How to make the right chart?Step 1: Identify what you want to sayStep 2: (Re)arrange your data accordinglyStep 3: Prepare the chartStep 4: Remove distracting elements, format

8. How to make the right chart?Step 1: Identify what you want to sayStep 2: (Re)arrange your data accordinglyStep 3: Prepare the chartStep 4: Remove distracting elements, format

9. What do you want to say?Ask yourselfWhat is the message?

10. Common Messages in BusinessComparisonTrend over timeDistributionDeviationParts to WholeRelationship

11. Common Messages in BusinessComparisonTrend over timeDistributionDeviationParts to WholeRelationship

12. Common Messages in BusinessComparisonTrend over timeDistributionDeviationParts to WholeRelationship

13. Common Messages in BusinessComparisonTrend over timeDistributionDeviationParts to WholeRelationship

14. Common Messages in BusinessComparisonTrend over timeDistributionDeviationParts to WholeRelationship

15. Common Messages in BusinessComparisonTrend over timeDistributionDeviationParts to WholeRelationship

16. Common Messages in BusinessComparisonTrend over timeDistributionDeviationParts to WholeRelationship

17. How to make the right chart?Step 1: Identify what you want to sayStep 2: (Re)arrange your data accordinglyStep 3: Prepare the chartStep 4: Remove distracting elements, format

18. (Re)arrange the dataClean up dataUse FormulasUse TablesUse Pivots

19. How to make the right chart?Step 1: Identify what you want to sayStep 2: (Re)arrange your data accordinglyStep 3: Prepare the chartStep 4: Remove distracting elements, format

20. Prepare the chartCommon Chart Types

21. Charts for Your MessageMessageCharts ApplicableComparison

22. Charts for Your MessageMessageCharts ApplicableDistribution

23. Charts for Your MessageMessageCharts ApplicableParts of Whole

24. Charts for Your MessageMessageCharts ApplicableTrend over Time

25. Charts for Your MessageMessageCharts ApplicableDeviation

26. Charts for Your MessageMessageCharts ApplicableRelationship

27. How to make the right chart?Step 1: Identify what you want to sayStep 2: (Re)arrange your data accordinglyStep 3: Prepare the chartStep 4: Remove distracting elements, format

28. Format the ChartNo non-zero axis scale on bar chartsMake subtle gridlines (or remove them)Add labels to important pointsAdd descriptive, bold titlesPosition axis, scales at the right placesUse simple, easy colors

29. Making the Right Chart - Summary

30. Making the Right Chart - Summary

31. Making the Right Chart - Summary

32. Making the Right Chart - Summary

33. Making the Right Chart - Summary

34. Some cool tools to help youJuice Analytics Chart Chooserhttp://chartchooser.juiceanalytics.com/BonaVista Chart Tamer Excel Add-inhttp://chandoo.org/wp/2009/05/04/review-chart-tamer/

35. More Information and Techniqueshttp://chandoo.org/wp/tag/charting-principles/http://peltiertech.com/Excel/Charts/index.htmlhttp://www.perceptualedge.com/library.php#Articleshttp://www.excelcharts.com/blog/category/popular/

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