You need to show monthly token usage over two years. Which chart fits?
Why C is the answer
A line chart
Lines show change over time.
In detail
- A line chart shows change over time.
- Time goes on the horizontal axis.
Use case
An illustrative scenario, not a real incident.
A chart of monthly token use shows steady growth over two years.
See it in different ways
flowchart TD
A{"What are you showing?"} -->|"Change over time"| B["Line chart"]
A -->|"Compare categories"| C["Bar chart"]
A -->|"Relationship of two variables"| D["Scatter plot"]mindmap
root((Data analysis))
Metrics
Loss
R-squared
Charts
Line: over time
Scatter: two variables
Care
Same data
Confounding factorsflowchart LR S0["Group by month"] --> S1["Plot usage"] --> S2["Read the trend"]
Key point: Lines show change over time.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. A word cloud
- A word cloud shows word frequency.
- B. A network graph
- A network graph shows links.
- D. A pie chart
- A pie shows shares.