Statista: Chart of the Day
Statista
A daily chart from the statistics company Statista on business, media, technology and society, built from its own and third-party data.
What you will find
- A new chart every day in a plain, consistent house style
- A short article with each chart and a named source
- Charts offered for reuse under a Creative Commons licence
What we can learn from it
- 01A plain template makes a daily chart quick to make and quick to read
- 02Titles that state the finding let the chart confirm it
Reusing its charts
Charts of the day are offered for reuse under a Creative Commons licence; check the terms on each chart.
Chart types you will meet there
Column chart
Vertical bars compare a measure across a few categories or periods from a shared baseline.
Bar chart
Horizontal bars compare a measure across categories, with room for long category names.
Line chart
Shows how a measure changes across an ordered, continuous axis, usually time.
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