DA0-002 · Question #20
A sales manager wants to understand how sales are trending year over year. Which of the following chart types is the most appropriate to display the information?
The correct answer is A. Line. To visualize sales performance over a continuous period, such as year over year, a line chart is the most effective choice for displaying trends.
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A sales manager wants to understand how sales are trending year over year. Which of the following chart types is the most appropriate to display the information?
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- ALine
- BDonut
- CBubble
- DHierarchy
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(37 responses)- A95% (35)
- B3% (1)
- C3% (1)
Why each option
To visualize sales performance over a continuous period, such as year over year, a line chart is the most effective choice for displaying trends.
A line chart is ideal for displaying trends over time because it connects data points with lines, making it easy to see the direction, rate, and magnitude of changes in sales across different years, clearly illustrating progression or regression.
A donut chart is used to show proportions of a whole, similar to a pie chart, and is unsuitable for displaying trends or changes over a continuous time period.
A bubble chart is typically used to display three dimensions of data (x-axis, y-axis, and bubble size) and is not the primary choice for showing simple time-series trends.
A hierarchy chart, such as a treemap or sunburst chart, is used to visualize hierarchical data structures and relationships, not temporal trends like year-over-year sales.
Concept tested: Data visualization - Choosing chart types for trends
Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/fundamentals/service-the-right-chart-type-for-your-data
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