Pie and donut charts (and when not to)
Show parts of a whole with a pie or doughnut chart, and switch to bars when there are too many slices to compare.
In this lesson
- A pie or doughnut shows parts of one whole.
- Each slice is its share of the total. The legend names the slices.
- Many categories, or values close to each other? Set the chart type to Bar chart instead.
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Where it sits in Charts
- Pick the right chart10 min
- Column and bar charts9 min
- Line charts for trends8 min
- Pie and donut charts (and when not to)This lesson9 min
- Titles, labels and legends9 min
- Colors and styles9 min
The steps
13 steps: 3 explanations, 8 Do this, 2 questions, then Your turn.
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Delete repeated rows from a merged list, and choose which columns decide what counts as a duplicate.
Confident · 9 min · Free, with no sign-up
Do the free lesson on your computer.
Send yourself the link and open it on a laptop or desktop.
On your computer, go tolearnford.com/go/BV7C