Beginners and advanced designers alike get stuck deciding which chart is right for their data. Next time you're stuck, try this chart guide by Damola Ladipo.

Check it out on Tableau Public here. Click the image below for a hi-res version to print.

Proportional stacked bar charts are a good way of showing the size and proportion of data at the same time.

Demystify ANY data set by answering 5 simple questions:

1. When?
2. Where?
3. Which?
4. Who?
5. Why?

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I don't believe in complexity in data visualization. I stick with simple charts when you needs to compare measures to add context.

Tableau workbook here.

A floating bar chart is similar to a Gantt chart, except it shows the range of two data points instead of two dates.

An enclosed dot plot is similar to a barbell charts except the line connecting the dots surrounds the dots.

A barbell chart is a dot plot that shows two or more points and also connects those points to display the range.

A histogram visualizes the distribution of data over a continuous interval. Each bar represents the frequency at each bin.

The SECRET to never choosing the wrong chart...the Bar Chart! Here are 18 options for your next bar chart.

Tableau tutorial and workbook here.

A heat map is a good way of showing the patterns between 2 categories of data. They use color to encode the intensity of the relationships in the matrix.