The table below tells you what to use each indexing type for, and with
what charts.
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Indexing type |
Uses |
Charts to use |
1 |
Comparing shares of a changing total: market share, population make up. |
Bar chart (Stacked) Surface (Relative Data) Table |
2 |
Comparing things of different sizes: market leaders against small firms, big and small countries. |
Line |
3 |
Comparing things that are always changing: currencies, salaries, cost of living. |
Line Table |
4 |
Establishing a norm among changing items: comparing currencies, performance of shares, corporations and so on. |
Line Polar Table |
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