Line Chart

Create customizable line charts to visualize trends in data over time or continuous values.

Chart Settings

Line Chart

When to Use a Line Chart

  • When displaying trends over a continuous interval or time period
  • When showing the relationship between two variables
  • When visualizing multiple series of data to compare trends

Benefits

  • Clearly shows trends, acceleration, deceleration, and volatility in data
  • Effective for displaying data changes over time
  • Can display multiple data series for easy comparison

Disadvantages

  • Can become cluttered with too many data points or series
  • Not ideal for categorical comparisons
  • May obscure individual data points when focusing on trends

Overview

  • Line charts display information as a series of data points connected by straight line segments
  • They are ideal for showing trends in data over time
  • Multiple lines can be used to compare different data sets