Table And Chart

Difference between  table and chart:

Difference	Table	Chart
Data Representation	Numbers and text in rows and columns	Graphical representation including lines, bars and circles.
Features	Text, numbers, easier to compare data, represents periodic and changeable information, simple to understand	large variety, graphical, little text, pictures, easier to understand, visual in nature
When to use	To look up or compare individual values, to show precise values, when multiple units of measure are involved.	To communicate a message that is contained in the shape of the data, to reveal relationship among many values.
Types	Simple table, multi-dimensional table, wide and narrow tables	Histogram, bar chart, line chart, pie chart, timeline chart, organizational chart, tree chart, flow chart, cartogram (map), pedigree chart (family tree), bubble chart, stream graph, kagi chart, Scatterplot, etc.
Used in	Publishing, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Information technology - software applications and software development.	Mathematics, Natural sciences, Information technology

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