pie chart
noun
: a circular chart cut by radii into segments illustrating relative magnitudes or frequencies
called also circle graph
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The only exceptions are pie charts, which are pretty dull.
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PCMAG, 30 July 2024
Nightingale used statistical data to create her famous ‘rose chart’ – one of the first pie charts ever created – showing that the vast majority of deaths among British soldiers during the Crimean War were from preventable diseases, not battle wounds.
—Melissa Pritchard, Discover Magazine, 24 May 2024
Which were easier to understand, pie charts or sliding graphs?
—Michael S. Rosenwald, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2023
But the pie chart in the post does not reflect the typical MISO fuel mix in recent years.
—Kate S. Petersen, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2022
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PCMAG, 30 July 2024
Nightingale used statistical data to create her famous ‘rose chart’ – one of the first pie charts ever created – showing that the vast majority of deaths among British soldiers during the Crimean War were from preventable diseases, not battle wounds.
—Melissa Pritchard, Discover Magazine, 24 May 2024
Which were easier to understand, pie charts or sliding graphs?
—Michael S. Rosenwald, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2023
But the pie chart in the post does not reflect the typical MISO fuel mix in recent years.
—Kate S. Petersen, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2022
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“Pie chart.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pie%20chart. Accessed 28 Sep. 2024.
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