Every Chart Type Ranked — What to Use and What to Avoid

Learn every major chart type, and when to use each one. From bar charts for rankings to line charts for trends, and even advanced options like Mekko and Waterfall charts, understand how to avoid common mistakes and create visuals that deliver a clear message. Whether it’s for a presentation, report, or dashboard, these practical tips and insights will help you turn data into compelling stories. GET YOUR FREE 1-MONTH TRIAL TO AMPLER HERE ☞ https://bit.ly/3tFq4Ze 0:00 Introduction 0:51 Bar and Column Charts 1:52 Bar Chart Variations 3:02 Line Chart 4:05 Ampler Charts 5:13 Area Chart 6:18 Pie Chart 7:16 Scatter Plot 8:27 Waterfall Chart 9:20 Mekko Chart 10:08 Treemap Chart 11:43 Heatmap 12:40 Range Bar Chart 13:15 Diverging Bar Chart 13:35 Tornado Chart 13:52 Butterfly Chart 14:13 Gantt Chart 14:24 Bullet Chart 14:38 Histograph 14:56 Dot Plot 15:07 Candlestick, 15:21 Pareto Chart 15:46 Waffle Chart 16:03 Sankey Diagram 16:29 Sunburst Chart 16:41 Ribbon Chart 17:08 Chord Diagram 17:27 Radar Chart 18:07 Final Ranking ============================================= 📣 FREE STUFF SlideStart (Slide Database) ☞ https://bit.ly/3HctLIM Slide Building Course ☞ https://bit.ly/3v5vcCZ Download Ampler* ☞ https://bit.ly/3tFq4Ze Ampler Tutorial ☞ https://bit.ly/4cVrIr2 🏆 COURSES Presentation Design Course ☞ https://bit.ly/3UJJi88 Data Visualization Course ☞ https://bit.ly/3TKt11s PowerPoint Speed Course ☞ https://bit.ly/3hOxjaM Courses for Teams ☞ https://bit.ly/3H4YSGv 🎬 VIDEOS https://youtu.be/RfEOrbbMwMU https://youtu.be/yiYOhLgBBfk https://youtu.be/5zw5HWXGFAE https://youtu.be/C-cJj9S4e2c 🚀 MORE STUFF Follow us on Instagram ☞ https://bit.ly/3H7S3ny Connect on LinkedIn ☞ https://bit.ly/41T7SIk Paul's LinkedIn ☞ https://bit.ly/3tyAOsr *Affiliate relationship ============================================= ABOUT US At Analyst Academy, we teach high-value consulting skills found at the world's top consulting firms. Our clients include small businesses, Fortune 500 companies, universities, and individual students in 100+ countries around the world. Each of our courses combine years of knowledge from high-performing consultants into highly engaging lessons packed full of best practices, time-saving tricks, and some of the industry's best kept secrets. Our downloads, courses, and articles are all inspired by best practices from the consulting industry. Learn more at https://www.theanalystacademy.com All views expressed on this channel are that of Analyst Academy LLC and its employees. Any materials mentioned or shown have been obtained through publicly available sources (e.g. firm or client website). ============================================= #powerpoint #presentations #consulting #charts