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How to select the right chart types (Bar vs Line vs Scatter vs Treemap) for analytical metrics?

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How to select the right chart types (Bar vs Line vs Scatter vs Treemap) for analytical metrics?

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Matching visualization types to categorical comparisons, time-series, distributions, and part-to-whole relationships.
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### Chart Selection Guide - **Line Charts**: Continuous time-series trends. - **Bar Charts**: Categorical comparisons. - **Scatter Plots**: Correlation between 2 numeric variables. - Avoid pie charts for categories > 3.
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Published by Gaurav Bhasin · Aug 9, 2026 5:37 AM

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How to select the right chart types (Bar vs Line vs Scatter vs Treemap) for analytical metrics?

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Matching visualization types to categorical comparisons, time-series, distributions, and part-to-whole relationships.
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### Chart Selection Guide - **Line Charts**: Continuous time-series trends. - **Bar Charts**: Categorical comparisons. - **Scatter Plots**: Correlation between 2 numeric variables. - Avoid pie charts for categories > 3.
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https://developers.google.com/search/docs