Types of Charts

SQR Production Reporting Studio provides 19 chart types. You can select the chart type, adjust the dimensions, and define the information to highlight.

Table 10. Chart Types

Chart TypeDescription

Pie

Represents item values as slices of a pie.

Bar

Represents the value of an item as the height of a rectangular bar.

Area

Highlights the significance of an individual item relative to other items.

Line

Highlights trends by drawing connecting lines between data points.

Stacked Bar

Highlights the comparative significance of an individual item using rectangular bars.

Overlapped Bar

Highlights the contribution of individual items, within categories, to the total value.

Floating Bar

Represents the value of an item as the height of a rectangular floating bar.

Histogram

Displays frequencies of each category from categorical variables.

100% Bar

Highlights the contribution of a category to the total using rectangular bars.

100% Area

Highlights the contribution of a category to the total.

Stacked Area

Highlights the significance of an individual item to the total using enclosed polygons.

High-Low Close

Represents high, low, and final values of an individual item over time.

Combo

Combines two types of charts.

XY-Scatter-Plot

Compares pairs of values.

Bubble

Compares sets of three values. Like a scatter chart with the third value displayed as the size of the bubble marker.

Radar

Plots data as a function of distance from a central point.

Polar

Specifies points as an angle and distance from the origin. Often used for scientific purposes.

Candle Stick

Type of Hi-Lo-Open-Close chart that draws four series together as a “candle” bar.

Area Radar

Similar to Radar charts except that the area between the origin and the points is filled.