Data

Visualization

Terms

7 terms

  • Bar chart

    A bar chart is a data visualization that compares values across categories using rectangular bars whose length is proportional to each value.

  • Dashboard

    A dashboard is a single-screen visual display of the key metrics needed to monitor a process or goal, combining charts, numbers and status cues.

  • Data visualization

    Data visualization encodes data values as position, length, color and shape so that patterns, comparisons and outliers can be seen and understood quickly.

  • Heatmap

    A heatmap in data visualization encodes values in a grid of cells as color, revealing patterns, clusters and outliers across two dimensions.

  • Line chart

    A line chart is a data visualization that connects ordered data points with line segments to show trends, rates of change and patterns over time.

  • Pie chart

    A pie chart is a circular data visualization that divides a whole into slices whose angles are proportional to each category's share of the total.

  • Scatter plot

    A scatter plot is a chart that places each observation as a point on two numeric axes to reveal relationships, clusters and outliers between variables.