Graphs and charts are fantastic tools for displaying data in an attractive visual format. This can make seeing data at a glance easy, which allows you to spot patterns or anomalies quickly. With the ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Using examples, journalist Alberto Cairo talked about ways that data, charts and visualization are represented and interpreted. He discussed ...

The Change Chart Type utility in Microsoft Excel features several graphs from which you can select to convert your current Excel chart into a graph. Choosing a new graph type from the utility ...

Bar graphs are graphical representations of statistical data in the form of strips or bars. This allows viewers to understand the difference between the various parameters of the data at a glance ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I help people communicate data clearly with graphs. In “When Should I Use Logarithmic Scales in My Charts and Graphs”, I showed ...

A new study suggests that the format in which graphs are presented may be biasing people into being too optimistic or pessimistic about the trends the graphs display. Academics found that when people ...

Pour away the pools of colored dots, strip out its taxonomies of connections, and forget its menagerie of 600-plus nonprofit-, private- and public-sector profiles. In the end, Microsoft’s Civic Graph ...

John Carter has only an hour to decide. The most important auto race of the season is looming; it will be broadcast live on national television and could bring major prize money. If his team wins, it ...