A pie chart is a type of graph representing data in a circular form, with each slice of the circle representing a fraction or proportionate part of the whole. All slices of the pie add up to make the whole equaling 100 percent and 360 degrees.
Sectors in such a chart can be not only drawn within the whole circle, but also separated from the rest of the chart making it an explodedPie Chart. This type of circular statistical graphic remains informative only when provided with a few constituent parts.Pie Chartswith too many slices are...
Pie charts with too many slices can look cluttered. Learn to collect many small slices in a pie chart into one single slice in paginated reports.To collect small slices into one slice, first decide whether your threshold for collecting small slices is measured as a percentage of the pie ...
Sectors can be not only depicted within the whole circle, but also separated from the rest of the chart making it an exploded Pie Chart. This kind of circular graphic remains illustrative only when provided with a few constituent parts. Pie Chart with too many slices are hard to work with ...
Too many slices clutter the chart Slices show similar values Labels don’t align with the slices The same color is used twice BETTER ALTERNATIVE The best way to present this kind of data would be through a bar chart. Bar charts provide space between categories, so that each bar is easily ...
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Grouping slices together into an Others category One of the tricks that can be handy with pie charts is to group the categories or slices under one Others slice. This can be especially useful if we have too many categories, resulting in too many slices in the pie chart. In our example, ...
When you’ve got a data party with too many guests, the slices on a pie chart become thin lines – super hard to distinguish and compare. Keep it simple; low numbers, high impact. What are donut charts not good for? When your data categories have similar values, donut charts can make...
Labels may overlap if the pie chart contains too many slices. One solution is to display the labels outside the pie chart, which may create more room for longer data labels. If you find that your labels still overlap, you can create more space for them by enabling 3D. This reduces the...
Even with data where a pie chart could be used, the pie chart may not be a good choice of visualization. There are many cases that can cause problems for a pie chart. Interested in exact contribution from each group: Ignoring the presence of additional annotations, it can be difficult to...