CHORD DIAGRAM STRING THEORY see relationships in data from a whole new perspective A chord diagram is a graphical method of displaying the inter-relationships between data in a matrix. The data is arranged radially around a circle with the relationships between the points typically drawn as arcs connecting the data together. The format can be aesthetically pleasing, making it a popular choice in the world of data visualization. Essentially a chord diagram is a pie chart that adds information about relationships. Turn a Parallel set into a circle A chord diagram borrows a lot from parallel set but presents it in a (pretty) circular way. Visualizing relationship: colors matter In a chord diagram the color of a chord gives you important information: the winner of the relationship. Visual Cinnamon has a wonderful example of data story telling that explain that very well. Kudos to them. http://www.visualcinnamon.com/2014/12/using-data-storytelling-with-chord.html About BIME : BIME delivers a simple-to-use yet powerful data analysis and dashboarding cloud platform accessible everywhere that enables modern organizations to explore, understand and communicate data with style. Its UI combines the visual simplicity and elegance of the best consumer apps with powerful features to connect to all major data sources, on-premise or online - from spreadsheets and traditional relational databases to Google Analytics, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Salesforce and Zendesk and up to Big Data sources such as Google BigQuery, Amazon Redshift, Microsoft Azure and SAP HANA. BIME runs entirely in the cloud so enterprises avoid spending tens of thousands of dollars on servers to upload and refine their data. No other BI service is as flexible and powerful, as beautiful and enjoyable and as affordable as BIME. In the mobile first, cloud first world, maximizing ease of use is the name of the game.