Seeking Advice on Chart Selection for Rolling Total Visualization

[Sandhuhardeep67]

Hello everyone,

I’ve successfully calculated the rolling total of layoffs from the overall total layoffs data. Now, I’m facing a dilemma on which type of chart would best represent this information. I want the visualization to be clear and insightful, especially for those who may not be deeply familiar with the data.

Could anyone please suggest the most suitable chart type for this purpose? Your guidance would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you!

[Sandhuhardeep67]

date total_layoffs rolling_total
NULL 500 500
2020-03-11 75 575
2020-03-12 20 595
2020-03-13 14 609
2020-03-16 146 755
2020-03-18 4 759
2020-03-19 288 1047
2020-03-20 877 1924
2020-03-23 722 2646
2020-03-24 717 3363
2020-03-25 763 4126
2020-03-26 668 4794
2020-03-27 2603 7397
2020-03-28 500 7897
2020-03-29 427 8324
2020-03-30 746 9070
2020-03-31 1058 10128
2020-04-01 875 11003
2020-04-02 2110 13113
2020-04-03 1764 14877
2020-04-04 50 14927
2020-04-05 40 14967
2020-04-06 435 15402
2020-04-07 2861 18263
2020-04-08 1261 19524
2020-04-09 1754 21278
2020-04-10 341 21619
2020-04-13 3037 24656
2020-04-14 515 25171
2020-04-15 1543 26714
2020-04-16 255 26969
2020-04-17 757 27726
2020-04-18 NULL 27726
2020-04-20 665 28391
2020-04-21 2143 30534
2020-04-22 1065 31599
2020-04-23 343 31942
2020-04-24 165 32107
2020-04-25 780 32887
2020-04-27 280 33167
2020-04-28 1820 34987
2020-04-29 1670 36657
2020-04-30 181 36838
2020-05-01 566 37404
2020-05-03 170 37574
2020-05-04 1932 39506
2020-05-05 3031 42537
2020-05-06 4030 46567
2020-05-07 1005 47572
2020-05-08 9 47581
2020-05-11 88 47669
2020-05-12 1490 49159
2020-05-13 781 49940
2020-05-14 365 50305
2020-05-15 1036 51341
2020-05-17 250 51591
2020-05-18 5802 57393
2020-05-19 529 57922
2020-05-20 2173 60095
2020-05-21 488 60583
2020-05-22 21 60604
2020-05-25 200 60804
2020-05-26 787 61591
2020-05-27 212 61803
2020-05-28 745 62548
2020-05-29 94 62642
2020-06-01 1774 64416
2020-06-02 178 64594
2020-06-03 252 64846
2020-06-04 89 64935
2020-06-05 64 64999
2020-06-09 26 65025
2020-06-10 10 65035
2020-06-11 123 65158
2020-06-12 288 65446
2020-06-15 NULL 65446
2020-06-16 1974 67420
2020-06-17 40 67460
2020-06-18 15 67475
2020-06-19 200 67675
2020-06-22 715 68390
2020-06-23 526 68916
2020-06-24 625 69541
2020-06-28 NULL 69541
2020-06-29 711 70252
2020-06-30 17 70269
2020-07-01 91 70360
2020-07-08 85 70445
2020-07-09 140 70585
2020-07-10 140 70725
2020-07-13 63 70788
2020-07-14 300 71088
2020-07-15 60 71148
2020-07-17 120 71268
2020-07-20 22 71290
2020-07-21 960 72250
2020-07-23 64 72314
2020-07-27 425 72739
2020-07-28 180 72919
2020-07-30 4462 77381
2020-08-05 56 77437
2020-08-06 75 77512
2020-08-07 150 77662
2020-08-08 20 77682
2020-08-11 250 77932
2020-08-14 30 77962
2020-08-18 NULL 77962
2020-08-19 8 77970
2020-08-24 30 78000
2020-08-26 1000 79000
2020-08-31 350 79350
2020-09-01 272 79622
2020-09-02 NULL 79622
2020-09-08 NULL 79622
2020-09-09 30 79652
2020-09-11 260 79912
2020-09-16 NULL 79912
2020-09-29 47 79959
2020-10-10 250 80209
2020-10-14 90 80299
2020-10-21 NULL 80299
2020-10-23 8 80307
2020-10-29 102 80409
2020-11-01 30 80439
2020-11-02 NULL 80439
2020-11-05 NULL 80439
2020-11-09 30 80469
2020-11-17 172 80641
2020-11-18 NULL 80641
2020-11-19 5 80646
2020-12-08 600 81246
2020-12-16 174 81420
2020-12-23 78 81498
2021-01-06 1800 83298
2021-01-07 NULL 83298
2021-01-11 NULL 83298
2021-01-13 315 83613
2021-01-20 21 83634
2021-01-21 1877 85511
2021-01-23 180 85691
2021-01-25 800 86491
2021-01-27 1820 88311
2021-02-01 45 88356
2021-02-03 87 88443
2021-02-04 13 88456
2021-02-09 323 88779
2021-02-22 200 88979
2021-02-23 200 89179
2021-03-09 47 89226
2021-04-06 160 89386
2021-04-26 36 89422
2021-04-29 65 89487
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2021-07-26 80 92001
2021-08-05 1800 93801
2021-08-24 37 93838
2021-08-30 30 93868
2021-09-14 41 93909
2021-09-23 120 94029
2021-10-01 NULL 94029
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2021-11-18 70 96121
2021-12-01 900 97021
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2022-01-26 180 97831
2022-02-03 57 97888
2022-02-08 2800 100688
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2022-02-14 119 101005
2022-02-16 100 101105
2022-02-17 120 101225
2022-02-21 261 101486
2022-02-24 30 101516
2022-03-01 190 101706
2022-03-02 500 102206
2022-03-03 100 102306
2022-03-08 3100 105406
2022-03-10 NULL 105406
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2022-05-16 100 118084
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2022-05-19 600 119448
2022-05-20 287 119735
2022-05-21 600 120335
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2022-05-24 540 121893
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2022-05-30 600 123857
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2022-06-01 975 125218
2022-06-02 1073 126291
2022-06-03 104 126395
2022-06-04 40 126435
2022-06-06 110 126545
2022-06-07 1388 127933
2022-06-08 600 128533
2022-06-09 1817 130350
2022-06-10 735 131085
2022-06-13 339 131424
2022-06-14 2199 133623
2022-06-15 791 134414
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2022-06-17 235 134784
2022-06-18 150 134934
2022-06-19 200 135134
2022-06-20 941 136075
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2022-06-24 441 137895
2022-06-26 43 137938
2022-06-27 957 138895
2022-06-28 1008 139903
2022-06-29 1018 140921
2022-06-30 716 141637
2022-07-01 210 141847
2022-07-02 NULL 141847
2022-07-03 690 142537
2022-07-04 154 142691
2022-07-05 805 143496
2022-07-06 215 143711
2022-07-07 370 144081
2022-07-08 2656 146737
2022-07-11 329 147066
2022-07-12 1795 148861
2022-07-13 971 149832
2022-07-14 220 150052
2022-07-15 210 150262
2022-07-18 192 150454
2022-07-19 1544 151998
2022-07-20 923 152921
2022-07-21 649 153570
2022-07-22 138 153708
2022-07-24 120 153828
2022-07-25 105 153933
2022-07-26 1271 155204
2022-07-27 939 156143
2022-07-28 346 156489
2022-07-29 1280 157769
2022-07-31 91 157860
2022-08-01 58 157918
2022-08-02 1324 159242
2022-08-03 249 159491
2022-08-04 1119 160610
2022-08-05 221 160831
2022-08-08 1456 162287
2022-08-09 1970 164257
2022-08-10 77 164334
2022-08-11 416 164750
2022-08-12 784 165534
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2022-08-17 438 166566
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2022-08-20 13 167684
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2022-08-25 65 168487
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2022-09-01 327 171242
2022-09-02 23 171265
2022-09-06 70 171335
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2022-09-19 229 174699
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2022-09-21 100 175332
2022-09-22 210 175542
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2022-09-27 40 175882
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2022-09-30 78 176796
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2022-10-31 438 194202
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2022-11-02 1242 196663
2022-11-03 2210 198873
2022-11-04 4379 203252
2022-11-06 135 203387
2022-11-07 1890 205277
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2022-11-09 12774 218316
2022-11-10 2030 220346
2022-11-11 160 220506
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2022-11-25 247 243208
2022-11-27 NULL 243208
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2022-12-05 185 249218
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2022-12-07 2021 252541
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2022-12-19 18 256996
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2022-12-27 NULL 257982
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[Sandhuhardeep67]

This is a big help for me ! Really appreciate your time, I am seeking this skill and if I tell you the truth, I am surprised and happy how my query is resolved so quickly and even got noticed. 

[lbendlin · Accepted solution]

The Rolling Total may not tell a compelling story.  Seasonal comparisons may make more sense

You can add a trend line but the forecast fails

[lbendlin]

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