Visualizing results data in charts

Visualizations are charts and statistics that you can use to present and communicate analytic results.

Chart types

Select a chart that can support the number of data dimensions, or variables, you want to use in the chart. Depending on the type of chart, you can display two, three, or four data dimensions.

Icon	Type	Description
	Bar chart	Compares two or three variables using a single value. A bar chart is a graph with rectangular bars and each bar's length is proportional to the value it represents.
	Pie chart	Shows categories as a proportion or a percentage of the whole. Use pie charts to show the composition of categorical data with each segment proportional to the quantity it represents.
	Stacked area chart	Compares historical trends or changes by showing the proportion of the total that each category represents at any given point in time. Stacked area charts communicate overall trends rather than individual values when comparing multiple data series.
	Line chart	Shows trends or changes over time by displaying a series of data points connected by straight line segments. You can display one or more series in a line chart.
	Bubble chart	Communicates the raw count, frequency, or proportion of a variable. Bubble size reflects quantity, bubble color reflects category, and the x and y axes both display independent values.
	Statistics	Shows statistical information in a visually attractive format for one or more fields in a results table.
	Summary table	Groups records on unique values in one or more key fields and then performs a count for the number of matching records. You can further drill into the summary by selecting a column and producing a crosstab. Once you define the summary, you can also select numeric fields to subtotal.
	Heat map chart	Displays individual values in a matrix and represents value as colors. Data points are defined by an x and y axis intersection and a third value that determines the data point's color.

Create a chart

1. From the Table View, at the top of the table, click Add Visualization and select the type of chart to create.
2. Replace Untitled Visualization with a descriptive title for the chart.
3. On the right-hand side, click Configure and in the Configure Visualization panel, click Data, specify the data dimensions to include in the chart and click Apply.

   For more information about the defining the data dimensions for the chart type you are working with, see the appropriate chart link in Chart types.

4. On the Configure Visualization panel, click Display and select the display options for the chart.

   After you select each option, the chart refreshes with the new display setting. For more information about chart display options, see Chart display options.

5. To save the interpretation with the visualization, from the Save list, select Save.

   When you save, you can edit the title and optionally enter a summary for the visualization.

Delete a chart

1. From the Table View, at the top of the table, select the tab for the chart.
2. On the right-hand side, click Configure and in the Configure Visualization panel, click Data, and then click Delete chart.