# Chart types

Playing around with the Dashboard features, you may have noticed there are multiple types of charts. We're doing all we can to empower you with a flexible way to visualise data in a way that suits your business needs. Therefore, we've included some of the widely used chart types which you can see below.

![Chart types](/files/-MgLAyuPzowzO0xV9ftM)

Let' spend a minute on each of them to explain what purpose they serve.

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**Metric**\
Displays a single value and is mainly used to draw attention to high-level metrics.

![](/files/-MgLFf59NsR6pfqxutD0)

**Bar**\
Displays one or more sets of values by using rectangles whose lengths are proportional to the values.

![](/files/-MgLCnArJwDBO7SWRvFY)

**Line**\
Displays changes for a specific set of data. These types of charts are often used to show the changes or trends over time.

![](/files/-MgLDHwaw3eTMZLvrXzY)

**Scatter**\
Displays values on two numeric variables using points positioned on two axes: one for each variable.

![](/files/-MgLE2NFRzYF7tx6T3-7)

**Area**\
Starts with the same foundation as a line chart – value points connected by line segments – but adds in a concept from the bar chart with shading between the line and a baseline.

![](/files/-MgLEaaE_5cerluMOXzQ)

**Pie**\
Displays a circular chart in which the relative percentages of the values are represented by wedges or slices of the pie.

![](/files/-MgLEhwkRo9I44s4G_U-)
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[Finally, let's look at Data aggregations that help you visualise a high volume of data efficiently](/kb/appmixer-studio-features/insights/data-aggregations.md).


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