Sunday, November 15, 2009

URGENT,How to differenciate histogram,bar or pie charts and when not to use?

How do you differenciate when to draw Histogram and when to draw Bar or Pie chart. I know that histogram supposed to be quantitative and other s supposed to qualitative.


Q.Survey result data


A. Weight and exercise equip satisfaction


B.Club Satisfaction


C.Exercise program satisfaction


D.Over all club satisfaction


5=very satisfied 4=satisfied 3=Neutral 2=Dissatisfied 1=very dissatisfied


E,Yearwith club


F,Gender


G,#of visit per week


H,Age of customer


*I need to do summary and presentation of data using charts, bars....


Please help me solve this question and how to draw histogram (what input ).

URGENT,How to differenciate histogram,bar or pie charts and when not to use?
%26lt;%26gt;Multiple line bar charts are good for data comparison; they will show the results in close proximity for easier reading.
Reply:I dont care
Reply:Histograms and bar graphs are better for displaying historical data. Especially if you are trying to diplay a trend in behavior. If your data is a "snapshot" of one point in time, then a pie chart would be the way to go.


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