Part III: Creating Charts and Other Visualizations
FIGURE 22.1
Three groups of Sparklines
Line Similar to a line chart. As an option, the line can display with a marker for each
data point. The first group in Figure 22.1 shows line Sparklines with markers. A quick
glance reveals that, with the exception of Fund Number W-91, the funds have been losing
value over the six-month period.
Column Similar to a column chart. The second group in Figure 22.1 shows the same data
displayed with column Sparklines.
Win/Loss A “binary” type chart that displays each data point as a high block or a low
block. The third group shows win/loss Sparklines. Notice that the data is different. Each
cell displays the change from the previous month. In the Sparkline, each data point is
depicted as a high block (win) or a low block (loss). In this example, a positive change from
the previous month is a win, and a negative change from the previous month is a loss.
