Chapter 5. Working with Charts
In this chapter, we will cover the following recipes:
- Working with the Line chart
- Working with different chart types
- Formatting charts
Introduction
Data can be displayed and analyzed through tables of different types, as we saw in the previous chapter.
When we are required to visualize data, charts are considered to be a very good solution as they enable us to explore business insights that a flat table isn't suited for.
While a table displays data in a basic, straightforward way, charts can tell the story of the data.
Charts enable us to visualize the data and create an analysis in a very clear way. For example, analyzing a sales trend with a time axis will be much clearer than using a table since a chart can graphically ...
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