A data set that occurs frequently consists of the values or the percentage breakdown of several categories for two time periods. A common way of plotting these data is to use a pair of pie charts.

What an outstanding group of readers I have! Both the quality and the quantity of entries to the Graph Makeover Contest were amazing. There were 29 entries to the first part of the contest which ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. LinkedIn Influencer, Bernard Marr, published this post originally on LinkedIn. Pie charts are one of the most overused graphs in the ...

The point of charts is to communicate data effectively. Or, at least, that is the point according to data-visualization experts. The truth about why people like and use charts is more complicated than ...

You can use Word, the text editor that comes with the Microsoft Office software suite, in your small business to create complex documents and insert pie charts that visually represent your data. You ...

Illustrator is not only for creating vector graphics and images, you can also create graphs. The graphs in Illustrator can be used for presentations and infographics. You can make tweaks to the graphs ...

Our lives are becoming increasingly data driven. Our phones monitor our time and internet usage and online surveys discern our opinions and likes. These data harvests are used for telling us how well ...

Excel’s chart features can turn your spreadsheet data into compelling visual communications—if you know what to do. This guide will walk you through the basics of setting up trends, percentages, ...

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...