The graph lists 12 types of common visualization types, the data type they can represent, and the software which can be used to generate them.

1. A Family Tree of Graph Types
This visualization shows 12 types of graphs that are commonly used in
information visualization. You can see an example of each type, what
types of data it can hold, and using what tools you can use to create them.
Continuous Data
Hierarchical Data
Discrete Data
R
Temporal Data
Categorical Data
Tableau
Google Chart
D3
Geographic Data
Bar Chart
Pie Chart
Tree map
Music
Music
Music
Lit
Politics
History
Maths
0
2
4
6
8
10
History
Maths
Maths
12
Box Plot
Histogram
8
Choropleth
5
4
6
3
2
4
1
2
0
HIS
MAT
GEO
LIB
LIT
Bubble Plot
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
Star Chart
6.0
Scatter Plot
total
5
4.8
3.6
130
phys
15
5 env
110
2.4
105
1.2
100
0.0
0.0
2.5
3
psycho
5.0
5
social
Nightingale Plot
Stream Plot
6.0
20
4.8
TOR
ATL
10
0 SEA
CLE
110
130
Heat Map
BIO
EDU
1.2
0.0
0.0
105
COM
5
2.4
100
ART
15
3.6
95
MAT
2.5
5.0
POR
NYK
HIS
HIS MAT EDU BIO COM ART
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