Comments on: Highlighting Data in a Chart http://supportanalytics.com/blog/2008/12/highlighting-data-in-a-chart/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:58:05 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Show Two Groups of Data in One Chart | PTS Blog http://supportanalytics.com/blog/2008/12/highlighting-data-in-a-chart/comment-page-1/#comment-2410 Show Two Groups of Data in One Chart | PTS Blog Thu, 11 Dec 2008 11:00:33 +0000 http://supportanalytics.com/blog/2008/12/highlighting-data-in-a-chart/#comment-2410 [...] this week, Tony Rose wrote about Highlighting Data in a Chart. He used an example called The Mixed Commodities Bag from Business Week, a magazine whose graphics [...] [...] this week, Tony Rose wrote about Highlighting Data in a Chart. He used an example called The Mixed Commodities Bag from Business Week, a magazine whose graphics [...]

]]> By: Jon Peltier http://supportanalytics.com/blog/2008/12/highlighting-data-in-a-chart/comment-page-1/#comment-2400 Jon Peltier Mon, 08 Dec 2008 15:03:39 +0000 http://supportanalytics.com/blog/2008/12/highlighting-data-in-a-chart/#comment-2400 I'm not wild about the box. Sure, it highlights the data, but it even somewhat obscures it. I think I would provide two distinct charts. Or I would use lighter colors for the bar fill colors of the individual commodities. Also, putting the commodities to the right goes against Western sensibilities. So... Put the commodities to the left, using light gray and light blue for the fills. Put the overall commodities and market index to the right, with darker fills. Leave a gap between the two sets of data, with perhaps an arrow from left to right in the gap. Put a label "Individual Commodities" at the bottom of the chart, centered under the individual commodities, and move the Overall Commodities and S&P 500 labels down to the same level. Those business week charts always give us something to talk about. don't they. Those gas prices in the panel right before the chart we're discussing here don't work for me. My gas went well above $4 a gallon this year, well above the stated peak of $3.15. If I look at the source (EIA, http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/oog/info/gdu/gasdiesel.asp), I see a peak more like $4.15, which is much closer to my perceived reality. And in fact, I paid $1.669/gal this morning, which is lower than I've paid since 10 March 2004. I’m not wild about the box. Sure, it highlights the data, but it even somewhat obscures it. I think I would provide two distinct charts. Or I would use lighter colors for the bar fill colors of the individual commodities.

Also, putting the commodities to the right goes against Western sensibilities.

So…

Put the commodities to the left, using light gray and light blue for the fills. Put the overall commodities and market index to the right, with darker fills. Leave a gap between the two sets of data, with perhaps an arrow from left to right in the gap. Put a label “Individual Commodities” at the bottom of the chart, centered under the individual commodities, and move the Overall Commodities and S&P 500 labels down to the same level.

Those business week charts always give us something to talk about. don’t they. Those gas prices in the panel right before the chart we’re discussing here don’t work for me. My gas went well above $4 a gallon this year, well above the stated peak of $3.15. If I look at the source (EIA, http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/oog/info/gdu/gasdiesel.asp), I see a peak more like $4.15, which is much closer to my perceived reality. And in fact, I paid $1.669/gal this morning, which is lower than I’ve paid since 10 March 2004.

]]> By: Liu's chart blog http://supportanalytics.com/blog/2008/12/highlighting-data-in-a-chart/comment-page-1/#comment-2399 Liu's chart blog Mon, 08 Dec 2008 13:44:22 +0000 http://supportanalytics.com/blog/2008/12/highlighting-data-in-a-chart/#comment-2399 Great . by this way ,we can add value to chart. if we select the chart at first ,and then draw the box above the chart ,the box is built in the chart,but will not resize with the chart. if we unselect the chart ,directly draw the box above the chart ,the group the box and the chart ,they could resize togather. Great . by this way ,we can add value to chart.
if we select the chart at first ,and then draw the box above the chart ,the box is built in the chart,but will not resize with the chart.
if we unselect the chart ,directly draw the box above the chart ,the group the box and the chart ,they could resize togather.

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