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chefe
Helper II
10 years ago
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Simple pie chart does not work correctly (...)

Hi there,   please have a look at the following screenshot I took. It's a simple pie chart representing a numeric value separated by two categories (asset, liability).   When I want to visualise ...
  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    10 years ago

    Hi chefe,

     

       I think that you cannot visualize positive and negative values together in a pie chart. I tried with the datas you provided and I obtained the same result. If you want to use the pie chart the only way is to use the ABS() function over "Liability", or you may use the bar chart that fits better to this issue.

     

    #I'M Not An Expert#

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    10 years ago

    Hello chefe

     

    Just likeAnonymous wrote, you won't have any data with negative value. Keep in mind that each visual often come with business needs, not only to give a nice "look and feel".

     

    According to what I know Pie chart is not really use to compare subject, is much used to see proportions. Try to use others visuals, such as bar graph to display positive and negative values side by side.

     

    More generaly use the best visual according to your business need.

     

    regards,

     

    Sébastien