1. Multiplying Impact Team
Chart Templates
Multiplying Impact Team

2. Summary of Charts and their Roles (from easy to hard)
Part of a whole
Donut Chart
Stacked Bar Chart
Treemap
Comparison of 2 numbers
Bar Chart
Slopegraph
Back-to-Back Char
Dot Plot Chart
Comparison of more than 2 numbers
People graph
Heatmap
Lollipop Chart
Comparison with target
Benchmark Chart
Overlapping Bar Chart
Surveys
Diverging Stacked Bars Chart
Small Multiple Graphs
Back-to-Back Chart
Correlation
Scatterplot Chart
Change over time
Line Chart
Area Chart
Percent change
Funnel
Variation
Error Bars Chart
Standard Deviation Graph

3. Donut Chart The Donut Chart shows the numerical proportion to a whole
Input: A
27% B
63%

4. Bar Chart
The Bar Chart shows categorical data grouped into discrete groups
Input:
Regions
% of Projects A
10% B
15% C
18% D
50% E
57% F
59% G
100%

5. Stacked Bar Chart
The Stacked Bar Chart shows the data’s proportion of values they represent while comparing across grouped data
Input:
Intensive Advocacy
Moderate Advocacy
Little or No Advocacy
Region A
20%
67% 4%
Region B
42%
12%
Region C
60%
Region D
38%
40%
10%
Region E
55%
15%
30%

6. Diverging Stacked Bar Chart
The Diverging Stacked Bar Chart shows comparison between categorical data
Input:
Transformational
Responsive
Accommodating
Tokenistic
Unaware
Outcome Area 1
16%
25%
44% 8% 7%
Outcome Area 2
60%
10%
Outcome Area 3
35%
20%
15% 5%

7. Error Bar Chart
Error Bars show the variability of data. They indicate the error or uncertainty in a reported measurement
Input:
Means
CI Range
Program A
35.0%
10%
Program B
30.0% 7%
Program C
40.0% 5%

8. Line Chart The Line Chart shows the trend overtime Input: 2011 2012
2013
2014
2015
Project A $ $ $ $ $
Project B $ $ $ $ $
Project C $ $ $ $ $
Project D $ $ $ $
Project E $ $ $

9. Area Chart The Area Chart shows the magnitude of change overtime
Input:
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Project A $ $ $ $ $
Project B $ $ $ $ $
Project C $ $ $ $ $
Project D $ $ $ $
Project E $ $ $

10. Benchmark chart
The Benchmark chart shows comparison between benchmarks and actual data
Input:
Performance
Benchmark
Project A
55%
50%
Project B
58%
Project C
67%

11. Funnel Chart
Shows progressive stages of increase or decrease proportions of data
Input: FY
# of Participants
FY1
750
FY2
1100
FY3
2800
FY4
2500
FY5
3300

12. # of Little or No Advocacy Projects
Heatmap Chart
The Heatmap Chart shows variance across multiple variables in order to display patterns
Input:
# of Intensive
Advocacy Projects
# of Moderate
# of Little or No Advocacy Projects
Region A
128
768 33
Region B 97
585
276
Region C 63
750
122
Region D
180 89
208
Region E
172
210
278
# Intensive Advocacy Projects
# Moderate Advocacy Projects
# Little or No Advocacy Projects
Region A
128
768 33
Region B 97
585
276
Region C 63
750
122
Region D
180 89
208
Region E
172
210
278

13. People Graph The People Graph shows the comparison between variables
Input:
# of Participants
Region A
3000
Region B
2000
Region C
1000

14. Overlapping Bars
The Overlapping Bar Chart shows comparison between two groups sharing the same parameters
Input:
Target
Actual A
24.6%
22.9% B
24.1%
21.8% C
6.3%
3.7% D
5.4%
6.0% E
4.2%
6.1%

15. Small Multiple Graphs
Small Multiple Graphs facilitates comparison between multiple groups of data

16. Treemap Chart
The Treemap Chart shows hierarchical data as a set of nested rectangles, which has an area proportional to a specified dimension on the data, to facilitate comparison
Input:
Country
Project
Participants
Country A
Project 1 79
Project 2 86
Project 3
179
Country B
Project 4 89
Project 5
121
Project 6 73
Country C
Project 7
124
Project 8
105
Project 9 53
Country D
Project 10 65
Project 11
140
Project 12
150
Country E
Project 13
166
Project 14
Project 15 83

17. Back-to-Back Chart
The Back-to-Back Chart shows comparison between two groups sharing the same parameters (In this example, teachers and principals who responded to a survey )
Input:
Principals
Teachers
Teachers hold principals accountable.
44%
40%
Principals support teacher decisions.
73%
75%
School climate is positive.
76%
65%
Teachers give individualized care to students.
77%
85%
Principals hold teachers accountable.
82%
78%
Staff have camradarie.
86%
80%
Support staff are treated well.
95%
96%
Principals listen to teacher concerns.

18. Slope Chart
The Slope Chart shows how one category decreased when others increased
The Slope Chart also shows that one increased at a rate much faster than the others
Input:
Budget in 2007
Budget in 2017
Project A
$50
$57
Project B
$74
$80
Project C
$60
$65
Project D
$67
$64
Project E
$82
$88
Project F
$61
$72

19. Scatterplot Chart The Scatterplot Chart shows correlation between data
Input:
Projects
Country
Budget $
# Participants
Project 1
Country A
1000
442
Project 2
3600
933
Project 3
400
584
Project 4
Country B
1700
957
Project 5
2800
680
Project 6
3461
1226
Project 7
Country C
3166
1254
Project 8
2239
577
Project 9
2576
1106
Project 10
Country D
3002
682
Project 11
1084
1007
Project 12
2304
962
Project 13
Country E
1856
663
Project 14
1347
1092
Project 15
2782
720

20. Standard Deviation Chart
The Standard Deviation Chart shows much the individual sample data set vary from the mean (or average) of the data.
Input:
The gray area represents the standard deviation
The darker line indicates average scores Y1 Y2 Y3 Y4 Y5
means
52%
57%
60%
63%
stddev
upper range
66%
70%
73%
75%
lower range
39%
44%
47%
50%
51%
full range
27%
26%
25%
24%

21. Lollipop Chart
The Lollipop Chart shows comparison between categorical data
Input:
Marker
% Projects
Harmful 9%
Responsive
21%
Transformative
34%
Neutral
46%
Sensitive
67%

22. Dot Plot Chart
The Dot Plot Chart shows the distribution and comparison of data
Input:
FY1 Participants
FY2 Paricipants
DOT SPACING
Project A 34 69
2.5
Project B 63 77
1.5
Project C 67 75 2
Project D 92 98 1
Project E 96
100
0.5