Chart Types
Note: This topic relates to legacy charting functions. For more flexible charting, see Optimization Charts.
To access this screen:
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Display a legacy chart.
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Optimization ribbon >> Charts >> Type.
Select a base chart type for the legacy chart display. Choose from:
| Line | A line connecting the data points of a variable. |
| Line with points | A line connecting the data points of a variable, the data points are covered with widgets. |
| Step | A graph similar to a Line graph except that horizontal and vertical line segments (forming a step) connect the data points of a variable. |
| Step with points |
A step graph with data points covered by widgets. |
| Area under curve | Similar to a Line graph except the area below the data line is filled. If more than one variable are plotted, they are drawn in order of decreasing average value so that the variables with smaller values are not obscured by the variables with larger values. |
| Strata | Similar to an Area graph, but it shows the summed total of a particular index over all variables. The height of the combined area represents the total over all variables. Sub-areas show how much each variable contributes to the total. |
| Vertical Bar | A graph where the data values are indicated by the vertical extent of individual rectangles. |
| Extended Vertical Bar | A vertical bar graph that gives the bars and axes a 3D look. |
| Stacked vertical bar | The length of the combined bar represents the total over all variables. Areas within the bar show how much each variable contributes to the total |
| 100% stacked vertical bar |
Similar to a bar graph, except all the combined bars have the same height. Like a Pie graph, the relative importance of the contributing factors is displayed. These graphs highlight the variation of these contributions over time or place. In this style, a bar is drawn for each index with segments showing the relative contributions of each variable. Because negative values can not be represented, a standard bar chart is drawn if the data contain negative values. |
| Manhattan (isobar) | A graph that represents data values as a three-dimensional rectangle. The chart resembles the Manhattan skyline. Because negative values can not be represented, a standard bar chart is drawn if the data contain negative values. |
| Similar to a Manhattan (isobar) graph except the “roof top” between data values comprises sloped surfaces rather than steps. No lines are drawn to separate the indices. Because negative values can not be represented, a standard bar chart is drawn if the data contain negative values. | |
| Ribbon |
Similar to a Rooftop(isoarea) graph except just the “roof top” is drawn, without any sides. Because negative values can not be represented, a standard bar chart is drawn if the data contain negative values. |
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