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Exactly. Stacked charts in general are misleading because they imply volume as a metric to be evaluated, when in any sort of number-over-time chart, volume is t

• thatthatis 12y ago
  Unless it is a mekko chart in which case the volume conclusion is totally apt.
  • e12e 12y ago
    I wasn't aware of Marimekko charts[1] (well, not by that name anyway) before reading your comment -- but are they commonly used with a time axis? In the examples in [1] they seem like a pretty straight forward visualization of volume? Off the top of my head I can't think of an example where a time axis wouldn't normally be used to visualize variation over time...? Perhaps quarter earnings as contributing to yearly earnings? [1] http://www.fusioncharts.com/chart-primers/marimekko-chart/?ModPagespeed=noscript http://www.fusioncharts.com/chart-primers/marimekko-chart/?M...
    • thatthatis 12y ago
      I've seen Mekko charts, or modified "mekko-ized" waterfall bar charts used with time axes. Blame management consulting.