Briefle words · Data & charts
Composition
How a whole breaks down into its parts, such as the share of each product, device or region inside the total.
Say it to an AI
Compare the composition of orders by fulfilment option across four regions. Use a 100% stacked bar per region with the three segments in the same order, Express first, the percentage inside each segment and a shared legend, so Express can be compared from a common left edge instead of across four pies.
How an expert would brief the stronger version of “Fulfilment mix by region”.
See it
Try it as a puzzle →Operations report in the admin dashboard of a grocery delivery marketplace.
Why: Both charts show how each region's orders divide among three fulfilment options that add to 100%.
More ways experts use it
Show how total monthly streaming minutes and their composition by device changed over the last twelve months. Use a stacked area chart with TV at the bottom and each band labeled at its right edge with the device and its September value; separate lines would lose the total.
Streaming by device · Data & charts
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Room 2 · Choosing the chart
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