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Kilian / grafico

JavaScript and SVG charting library based on Raphael
http://grafico.kilianvalkhof.com
MIT License
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suggest an alternative to pie chart #7

Closed raphinou closed 15 years ago

raphinou commented 15 years ago

Hi,

it seems you don't want pie charts, but I wondered what alternative you propose. I'd need to display the distribution of values, which I thought were well represented in a pie chart.

Thx

Raph

Kilian commented 15 years ago

Hey Raph,

It depends on the type of chart, but most of the time you really just want a bar chart. You're best of reading this though: http://www.perceptualedge.com/articles/visual_business_intelligence/save_the_pies_for_dessert.pdf it contains a lot of examples and alternatives! :)

suranyami commented 15 years ago

We sometimes use "Tie Charts"... these are like a single, stacked bar graph. They are convenient for displaying the "part-to-the-whole" relationship, but without the issues associated with pie charts.

Perhaps this might be an alternative?

raphinou commented 15 years ago

Thanks for your suggestions and interesting information.It solves my problem.

Looking forward to future grafico developments!

RAph