Dictionary: chart   (chärt)

1. A map showing coastlines, water depths, or other information of use to navigators.
2. An outline map on which specific information, such as scientific data, can be plotted.
3. A sheet presenting information in the form of graphs or tables.
4. See graph¹ (sense 2).
5. A listing of best-selling recorded music or other items. Often used in the plural: A hit single that reached number 3 on the charts.

1. To make a chart of.
2. To plan (something) in detail: is charting a course to destruction.

To be ranked on a chart of best-selling items: a song that charted at the number one position last week.

[Obsolete French charte, from Latin charta, sheet of paper made from papyrus. See card¹.]

noun

An orderly columnar display of data: table, tabulation. See knowledge/ignorance.

verb

1. To show graphically the direction or location of, as by using coordinates: lay out, map (out), plot. See show/hide.
2. To form a strategy for: blueprint, cast, conceive, contrive, design, devise, formulate, frame, lay, plan, project, scheme, strategize, work out. Informal dope out. Idioms: lay plans. See planned/unplanned.

A sheet of paper or pasteboard that presents a graphic representation of a condition or state.

n. a geographical map or plan, especially one used for navigation by sea or air.

1. make a map of (an area).

2. plot (a course) on a chart: the pilot found his craft taking a route he had not charted.

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The keeping of a clinical record of the important facts about a patient and the progress of its illness. The patient's chart most often contains a medical history, a nursing history, results of physical examinations, laboratory reports, results of special diagnostic tests, and the observations of the nursing staff. See also problem-oriented medical record.

"Plotting" redirects here. For other uses, see Plot.

A pie chart.

A chart or graph is a type of information graphic or graphic organizer that represents tabular numeric data and/or functions. Charts are often used to make it easier to understand large quantities of data and the relationship between different parts of the data. Charts can usually be read more quickly than the raw data that they come from. They are used in a wide variety of fields, and can be created by hand (often on graph paper) or by computer using a charting application.

Certain types of charts are more useful for presenting a given data set than others. For example, data that presents percentages in different groups (such as "satisfied, not satisfied, unsure") are often displayed in a pie chart, but are more easily understood when presented in a horizontal bar chart. On the other hand, data that represents numbers that change over a period of time (such as "annual revenue from 1990 to 2000") might be best shown as a line chart.

Usage note: many information graphics or diagrams include the word "chart" in their name but are covered in those other articles (e.g., flowchart, org chart, smith chart).

Types of charts

Common charts

Line chart of Speed Vs Time

• A scatterplot uses Cartesian coordinates to show the relation of two or more quantitative variables.
• A histogram typically shows the quantity of points that fall within various numeric ranges (or bins).
• A bar graph uses bars to show frequencies or values for different categories.
• A pie chart shows percentage values as a slice of a pie.
• A line chart is a two-dimensional scatterplot of ordered observations where the observations are connected following their order.

Less-common charts

• A box plot shows information about the distribution (minimum, maximum, mean average, etc.) along a single axis.
• A bubble chart is a two-dimensional scatterplot where a third variable is represented by the size of the points.
• A doughnut chart
• A Polar area diagram (developed by Florence Nightingale) is an enhanced form of pie chart.
• A radar chart (or "spider chart") is a two-dimensional chart of three or more quantitative variables represented on axes starting from the same point.
• A ternary plot is a barycentric plot on three variables which sum to a constant..
• A waterfall chart also known as a "Walk" chart, is a special type of floating-column chart.

Field-specific charts

Some types of charts have specific uses in a certain field

• Stock market prices are often depicted with a open-high-low-close chart with a traditional bar chart of volume at the bottom.
  • Candlestick charts are another type of bar chart used to describe price movements of an equity over time.
  • A Kagi chart is a time-independent stock tracking chart that attempts to minimise noise.
  • Alternatively, where less detail is required and chart size is paramount, a Sparkline may be used.
• Interest rates, temperatures, etc., at the close of the period are plotted with a line chart.
• Scatter charts plot readings of two variables simultaneously as dots between the X-axis and the Y-axis, such as for price and earnings.
• Marketers use a lift chart to highlight performance.
• Project planners use a Gantt chart to show the timing of tasks as they occur over time.
• A phase diagram denotes the equilibrium conditions between thermodynamically-distinct phases.

Well-known (named) charts

Some specific charts have become well known by effectively explaining a phenomenon or idea.

• Bode plot
• The Dalitz plot is a scatterplot which represents the relative frequency of manners in which the products of certain three-body decays may move apart.
• Gantt chart
• Nichols plot
• The Nolan chart is a libertarian political chart.
• Nyquist plot
• The Pournelle chart is a political chart to categorize state and rational ideologies.
• Smith chart
• The Airway (aviation) chart Chart A Type of map used by aviators for flight planning.
• An Allele chart is a chart originating from the study of genetics to show the interaction of two data points in a grid.
• A Lineweaver-Burk plot is used to represent and determine enzyme kinetics.

See also

• Exploratory data analysis
• Edward Tufte
• Information graphics

Charting software

Main article: List of information graphics software

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - søkort, kort, diagram
v. tr. - lave et kort over, udstikke en kurs på et kort, illustrere ved diagram, planlægge

Nederlands (Dutch)
kaart, tabel, grafiek, hitparade, plannen, in kaart brengen

Français (French)
n. - carte, tableau, barème, graphique, (Mus) hit-parade
v. tr. - porter (qch) sur la carte, tracer (une route), enregistrer (des bagages)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Karte, Tabelle, graphische Darstellung
v. - planen, graphisch darstellen, kartographieren, schildern

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ναυτικός) χάρτης, διάγραμμα, ιστόγραμμα, (πληθ.) κατάλογος μουσικών επιτυχιών
v. - χαρτογραφώ, προδιαγράφω, (καθομ.) συγκαταλέγω στις μουσικές επιτυχίες

Italiano (Italian)
progettare, carta, tabella, grafico

Português (Portuguese)
n. - mapa (m), gráfico (m), itinerário (m)
v. - cartografar, registrar, catalogar

idioms:

• bar chart    código (m) de barras

Русский (Russian)
наносить на карту, карта, график

idioms:

• bar chart    линейный график

Español (Spanish)
n. - mapa, carta marina, esquema, cuadro, tabla, gráfica, diagrama
v. tr. - mostrar, representar, registrar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - tabell, väggplansch, sjökort
v. - kartlägga, visa med en tabell, lägga/sätta ut kurs på sjökort

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
图表, 制成图表

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 圖表
v. tr. - 製成圖表

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 해도, 도표, 편곡
v. tr. - 해도나 도표로 만들다, 계획하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 海図, 図, 図表, 病歴, 週間ベストセラー表
v. - 海図に記す, 図に作る, 計画する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) خارطه, رسم بياني (فعل) وضع على خريطه, خطط‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מפה, תרשים‬
v. tr. - ‮שרטט, תרשם, ערך תרשים‬

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