 |
|
information
science
Information Design Patterns
Line charts display the quantitative value of an observed object over a continuous interval. In most cases, this interval is a time span, and the graph describes how the object’s variable changes over this time interval. The line chart is a widely used diagram type, and due to its familiar structure easy to grasp. Besides the individual values themselves the most significant information that can be derived from it is the gradient of the curve, which provides information about the intensity of the attribute’s change over time. Also, minimum and maximum values can be easily identified from such a representation.
 |
|
 |