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Overview

The guidelines presented here describe the default standards for charts in all Eurofound content. Deviations from these standards should be deliberate and made case by case.

Function:

The purpose of charts in Eurofound content is to visually represent and support data in a format that is easily interpreted.

Content:

Charts should focus on the key points in the content; the amount of data covered should be limited to what is necessary to illustrate the finding. To aid interpretation, no unnecessary detail should be included. At the same time, the chart should contain enough detail for it to be readily understood.

Types:

Bar charts, column charts and line charts are the chart types most commonly used in Eurofound content. However, a wider range of chart types have been included such as scatter charts, pie charts and map charts.

Formatting:

Formatting specifications on various chart elements such as typography, colour, legends, axis, labels and gridlines are explained in these data visualisation guidelines. Most of the formatting is applied during the creation of charts, such as font specifications and axis and gridline formatting. In terms of presentation, the charts passed to the typesetter serve as a guide to the overall desired look.



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