Excel

Also known as ridgelines, use the method to create a compact visualization where you can easily identify major patterns and outliers.

Here’s how to do it in R from start to finish, plus editing in illustration software. Make design choices and trade-offs for more readable charts.

Also known as trellis charts, lattice chart, or whatever you want to call them, the technique lets you compare several categories in one view.

Marimekko charts, or mosaic plots, allow you to compare categories over two quantitative variables.

Heatmaps quickly translate data tables into a visual form, making them a great tool to explore a new dataset.

Show current evolution against expected historical variability and add one or more series that could account for the difference.

Also known as a bivariate area chart, the plot type focuses on the comparison between two time series.

Create better population pyramids that allow for improved comparisons between sexes and populations.

Easily compare multiple categories and spot differences between two or more series.