The right paradigm: Basic charts

- [Instructor] One of the most difficult things…to do when you're starting in data visualization…is figuring out which charts to use…in which situation.…Now eventually you're going to want to push the envelope…and try different forms, different chart types,…really out there alternative approaches to visualizations.…But before that, I'd recommend having a really good handle…on the basic charts, and when you might use them.…You know the saying, before you can walk…you need to learn how to crawl.…This video is a high level overview,…but hopefully a really good introduction to the topic of…when to use which basic chart forms in which situation.…

These charts, by the way for the most part,…allow you to easily display one to three variables.…So these are the most basic chart types…that I'm going to be talking about in this movie.…You have bar charts, line charts, area charts,…timelines, scatter plots, bubble charts and pie charts.…These seven forms are very straight forward and basic…and for the most part are forms…