Sometimes in a chart we want to highlight certain bars so the reader can quickly see the important information. An example would be to highlight our company when it is compared with its competitors (see the chart below). In this chart, it is very easy to see how Fox Books compares to its competitors. There … Read more
My first experience of Bullet Charts came from reading Information Dashboard Design by Stephen Few in 2007. This was the year I started to get serious with dashboards. Initially, to create Bullet Charts I used the 3 stacked bar/column charts approach. Later, I moved to using the two-axis stacked column where possible, but in general, … Read more
Today I would like to share with you the best tip I learned last year. Why has this had never occurred to me previously? I have no idea. But I can honestly say that this has already saved hours of my life. Given the long hours we are expected to work these days, I know … Read more
A tolerance chart shows how a result compares to a maximum and minimum permitted range. These charts are often used in industry to check whether a process is working correctly and within permitted limits. The image below shows the type of chart we will be creating. The data This chart requires various values: Minimum value … Read more