How can we design dashboards to aid audience understanding?

How we design our charts influences our audience’s understanding. It is important to aim for consistency in dashboard design.  However, we cannot assume that just because we have been consistent in our designs.  That our audience will be consistent in their understanding.  An important consideration for data literacy.

#NWTUG Chart Chooser

Please have a go yourself to name each chart type, then click through to see if you are right and to reveal it’s advantages and disadvantages.