Data visualization and analysis handbook (Apr 2019 v2)

Examples of visualizations: Stacked Area Chart

Index

  1. Data visualization check list
  2. Chart selection
  3. Examples of visualizations
  4. Examples of makeovers – from bad to good
  5. How to develop a story with visualizations
  6. Resources

3. Stacked Area Chart

Display part-to-whole patterns over time.

https://depictdatastudio.com/charts/stacked-area/

Example 1

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Source:squarespace

Example 2

Obama wants community college to be free (or nearly) for anyone. Here's how much college costs have skyrocketed

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Additionally, people attending two- and four-year colleges have steadily risen

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Source: twitter

Example 3

Measuring the Trump bump Donald Trump boosts the media exposure of his fellow heads of state, for better or worse

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Source: economist

Example 4

The space race is dominated by new contenders

Private businesses and rising powers are replacing the cold-war duopoly

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economist