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* [Wikipedia 1] Chart. Wikipedia. Retrieved at: November 02, 2008. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chart http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chart]
* [Wikipedia 1, 2008] Chart. Wikipedia. Retrieved at: November 02, 2008. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chart http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chart]
* [Wikipedia 2] Bar chart - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Retrieved at: November 03, 2008. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar_chart http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar_chart]
* [Wikipedia 2, 2008] Bar chart - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Retrieved at: November 03, 2008. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar_chart http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar_chart]
* [Skymark 1] Bar charts are easy to use, and easy to abuse. Know the difference. Retrieved at: November 03, 2008. [http://www.skymark.com/resources/tools/bar_charts.asp http://www.skymark.com/resources]
* [Skymark 1, 2008] Bar charts are easy to use, and easy to abuse. Know the difference. Retrieved at: November 03, 2008. [http://www.skymark.com/resources/tools/bar_charts.asp http://www.skymark.com/resources]
* [Openlearn 1] More working with charts, graphs and tables 5.1 Bar charts. Retrieved at: November 03, 2008.[http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/mod/resource/view.php?id=210663&direct=1 http://openlearn.open.ac.uk]
* [Openlearn 1, 2008] More working with charts, graphs and tables 5.1 Bar charts. Retrieved at: November 03, 2008.[http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/mod/resource/view.php?id=210663&direct=1 http://openlearn.open.ac.uk]
* [Skymark 2] Histograms: Snapshots of Process Variation. Retrieved at: November 03, 2008.[http://www.skymark.com/resources/tools/histograms.asp http://www.skymark.com]
* [Skymark 2, 2008] Histograms: Snapshots of Process Variation. Retrieved at: November 03, 2008.[http://www.skymark.com/resources/tools/histograms.asp http://www.skymark.com]
* [Openlearn 2] More working with charts, graphs and tables 5.3 Histograms. Retrieved at: November 03, 2008.[http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/mod/resource/view.php?id=210667&direct=1 http://openlearn.open.ac.uk]
* [Openlearn 2, 2008] More working with charts, graphs and tables 5.3 Histograms. Retrieved at: November 03, 2008.[http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/mod/resource/view.php?id=210667&direct=1 http://openlearn.open.ac.uk]
* [Wikipedia 3] Pie chart - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Retrieved at: November 03, 2008. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pie_chart http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pie_chart]
* [Wikipedia 3, 2008] Pie chart - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Retrieved at: November 03, 2008. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pie_chart http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pie_chart]
* [Skymark 3] Pie charts: Still useful after all these years. Retrieved at: November 03, 2008. [http://www.skymark.com/resources/tools/pie_charts.asp http://www.skymark.com]
* [Skymark 3, 2008] Pie charts: Still useful after all these years. Retrieved at: November 03, 2008. [http://www.skymark.com/resources/tools/pie_charts.asp http://www.skymark.com]
* [Openlearn 3] More working with charts, graphs and tables  6.1 What is a pie chart? Retrieved at: November 03, 2008. [http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/mod/resource/view.php?id=210669&direct=1 http://openlearn.open.ac.uk]
* [Openlearn 3, 2008] More working with charts, graphs and tables  6.1 What is a pie chart? Retrieved at: November 03, 2008. [http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/mod/resource/view.php?id=210669&direct=1 http://openlearn.open.ac.uk]
* [Wikipedia 4] Line chart - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Retrieved at: November 03, 2008. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line_chart http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line_chart]
* [Wikipedia 4, 2008] Line chart - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Retrieved at: November 03, 2008. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line_chart http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line_chart]
* [SearchSoftwareQuality] What is Gantt chart? - a definition from Whatis.com. Retrieved at: November 03, 2008. [http://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid92_gci331397,00.html http://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com]
* [SearchSoftwareQuality, 2008] What is Gantt chart? - a definition from Whatis.com. Retrieved at: November 03, 2008. [http://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid92_gci331397,00.html http://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com]


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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..
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Overview

The term chart can stand for several different things. A chart might be a diagram, maps that hold additional information depending on their usage or music charts that represent the popularity of different tracks. Charts are used to provide people a fast and better understanding of large amount of data. Therefore they depend strong on graphical elements and hold only a limited amount of text for example a title to give a quick idea what the chart is about. Examples could be to show the population of a country over the last years. Using for example a line chart, an increase or a decrease of the population is easier to see then comparing plane numbers only.

Types of charts

Depending on the available data and the information somebody is willing to provide different kinds of charts exist since different information can be visualized better in one type of chart than another. Some of the most common are listed below and explained in more detail.

Bar chart

Sample of a bar chart.

Bar Charts are composed out of several rectangles usually with equal width while the hight expresses the value. The bars can be horizontal or vertical oriented. Usually they are used to compare two ore more different values. A bar charts can be used for example when the data can be counted.

Histogram

Same as the bar chart the histogram uses bars where the value is encoded in the hight of the bars. Different to a bar chart, on a histogram the bars are ordered only horizontal moreover the bars touch each other while on the bar chart there is a space between the different categories. A histogram is used to visualize continuous data while the bar chart visualizes discrete data.

Line chart

Sample of a line chart.

A Line Chart holds several related values. This values are connected with each other from left to right to show a tendency of the given data. As an example of usage could be the speed of a given body over some time.

Pie chart

Distribution of different Operating Systems on Desktop PCs displayed as a pie chart.

A Pie chart is drawn in form of a circle. The different data values are encoded as segments. The relative values are used to define the arc length of the segments. A pie chart can be used if it should visualize the value of one segment compared to the rest of the chart. Comparing different segments which each other might be difficult for humans. Also displaying increase or decrease of values other charts can be a better choice.

Gantt chart

A Gantt chart is used for scheduling an amount of tasks. The horizontal axis is used to represent the time. The vertical axis holds the different tasks. Inside the plane horizontal bars are used to display the tasks where the length of the bar determines the time needed to fulfill the task. It is not possible to display which tasks depend on each other. This can be done with the so called PERT chart.

Other charts

  • Timeline chart
  • Organizational chart
  • Tree chart
  • Flow chart
  • Bubble chart
  • Radar chart

References

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