Comments on: Charting tips 003: Consider your audience http://www.excelcharts.com/blog/charting-tips-003-consider-your-audience/ Business Charts, Done Right Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:52:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: admin http://www.excelcharts.com/blog/charting-tips-003-consider-your-audience/comment-page-1/#comment-178 admin Sun, 04 Nov 2007 21:36:31 +0000 http://www.excelcharts.com/blog/charting-tips-003-consider-your-audience/#comment-178 Janne, thanks for the link. You know, when you look at product sales data, growth and market share are probably the most used measures in the corporate sector, and they should be displayed in a scatterplot. But because people can't make sense of them they are replaced by column charts. Janne, thanks for the link. You know, when you look at product sales data, growth and market share are probably the most used measures in the corporate sector, and they should be displayed in a scatterplot. But because people can’t make sense of them they are replaced by column charts.

]]> By: admin http://www.excelcharts.com/blog/charting-tips-003-consider-your-audience/comment-page-1/#comment-177 admin Sun, 04 Nov 2007 20:59:39 +0000 http://www.excelcharts.com/blog/charting-tips-003-consider-your-audience/#comment-177 Derek, virtually all authors emphasize the role of the audience, except perhaps Tufte and Bertin. There is an interesting article by Charles Kostelnick, "Conflicting Standards for Designing Data Displays" that could interest you (I don't find a free link). Derek, virtually all authors emphasize the role of the audience, except perhaps Tufte and Bertin. There is an interesting article by Charles Kostelnick, “Conflicting Standards for Designing Data Displays” that could interest you (I don’t find a free link).

]]> By: Janne Pyykkö http://www.excelcharts.com/blog/charting-tips-003-consider-your-audience/comment-page-1/#comment-176 Janne Pyykkö Sun, 04 Nov 2007 19:44:44 +0000 http://www.excelcharts.com/blog/charting-tips-003-consider-your-audience/#comment-176 FYI, I included in my blog a practical example how you can utilize scatter plot (XY chart) on sales data. http://jpbi.blogspot.com/2007/11/viewing-sales-data-by-using-xy-charts.html I totally agree with you: when adding new charts, (be ready to) explain them thoroughly. FYI, I included in my blog a practical example how you can utilize scatter plot (XY chart) on sales data.

http://jpbi.blogspot.com/2007/11/viewing-sales-data-by-using-xy-charts.html

I totally agree with you: when adding new charts, (be ready to) explain them thoroughly.

]]> By: derek http://www.excelcharts.com/blog/charting-tips-003-consider-your-audience/comment-page-1/#comment-175 derek Sun, 04 Nov 2007 18:53:32 +0000 http://www.excelcharts.com/blog/charting-tips-003-consider-your-audience/#comment-175 I clicked on the link expecting something that would back up your assertion. Instead I found simply someone who shares your opinion. How disappointing. I clicked on the link expecting something that would back up your assertion. Instead I found simply someone who shares your opinion. How disappointing.

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