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Summary
Example of a pie chart, along with a bar plot showing the same data and indicating that the pie chart is not the best possible chart for this particular dataset.
The graphic was created by User:Schutz for Wikipedia on 27 December 2006, using the R statistical project. The program that generated the graphic is given below; the data and the idea are from w:Image:PieCompare.png by w:User:Chrispounds. The graph was exported in postscript format, converted to SVG using the pstoedit command, and the layout was slightly modified using Inkscape before upload.
This chart was created with R by v+pstoedit+Inkscape:
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Captions
Example of a pie chart alongside a bar plot showing the same data.
Exemple d'un diagramme circulaire et un diagramme en bâtons représentant les mêmes données.
Beispiel für ein Tortendiagramm neben einem Balkendiagramm mit denselben Daten.