Presenting Your Data Analysis

How To Choose The Right Chart For The Job 📊

By: Derek Jansen (MBA) | Expert Reviewer: Dr. Eunice Rautenbach (DTech) | Updated March 2025

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Once you’ve done the fieldwork and number crunching, you’ll need to present your findings in the a separate section called  the “Findings” chapter. Sometimes this is also combined with the “Discussion chapter”. Whatever the case, you’re going to be presenting a lot of data, and it’s critically important that you present it well.

Choosing the right chart can have a significant impact on how well your arguments are understood and received. Thankfully, the folks at Extreme Presentation have compiled this very useful “thought-starter” to help you out. Simply start in the middle and work your way out to find the best chart for your specific visualisation purpose and data type.

Dissertation chart choice

You can also download a printable PDF version here.

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