| A | B |
| Column Chart | Vertical Columns |
| Column Chart Use | Making comparison |
| Stacked Bar | Horizontal or vertical bars |
| Stacked Bar Use | Compares contributions of one data group to the whole |
| Line Chart | Series of datapoints connected by lines |
| Line Chart Use | Identifiying trends |
| XY Scatter | Collection of datapoints |
| XY Scatter Use | Determines correlation between items |
| Pie Chart | Represents only one data series |
| Pie Chart Use | Represents the part to the whole |
| Exploded Pie Chart | Enhanced pie chart |
| Exploded Pie Chart Use | Emphasizes the one or more portion of data |