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[[image:barchart.png|thumb|Sample of a bar chart.]] | |||
[[image:piechart.png|thumb|Distribution of different Operating Systems on Desktop PCs displayed as a pie chart.]] | |||
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A wide range of different types of charts exist nowadays. Some of the most comon are liste below and explained in more detail. | |||
* Bar Chart | |||
* Line Chart | |||
* Pie Chart | |||
* Scatter Plott | |||
Some other types of charts are: Timeline chart, Organizational chart, Tree chart, Flow chart, Bubble chart, Radar chart. | |||
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Definitions
A chart is a visual representation of data, in which the data are represented by symbols such as bars in a bar chart or lines in a line chart. A chart can represent tabular numeric data, functions or some kinds of qualitative structures..
[Wikipedia]
Types of Charts
A wide range of different types of charts exist nowadays. Some of the most comon are liste below and explained in more detail.
- Bar Chart
- Line Chart
- Pie Chart
- Scatter Plott
Some other types of charts are: Timeline chart, Organizational chart, Tree chart, Flow chart, Bubble chart, Radar chart.
References
- [Wiki 2008] Chart, Wikipedia. Retrieved at: November 02, 2008. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chart