Chart types - Sourcetable

Sourcetable supports over 30 chart types. The AI selects the most appropriate type based on your data and request, but you can always specify a preference.

Basic charts

Chart type	Best for	Example prompt
Bar	Comparing categories	”Compare revenue by product line”
Column	Comparing categories (vertical)	“Show monthly sales as columns”
Line	Trends over time	”Plot daily active users over 90 days”
Area	Volume/magnitude over time	”Show cumulative revenue as an area chart”
Pie	Proportions of a whole	”Market share breakdown by company”
Donut	Proportions (with center space)	“Expense distribution by category”
Scatter	Relationships between variables	”Price vs. quantity with a trend line”
Bubble	Three-variable relationships	”Revenue vs. profit with deal size as bubble”

Statistical charts

Chart type	Best for	Example prompt
Histogram	Distribution of values	”Show the distribution of order amounts”
Box & whisker	Distribution with quartiles	”Box plot of salary by department”
Violin plot	Distribution shape comparison	”Compare score distributions across groups”
Error bar	Uncertainty/variability	”Show means with confidence intervals”
Pareto	80/20 analysis	”Pareto chart of defect causes”

Advanced charts

Chart type	Best for	Example prompt
Heatmap	Matrix values / correlations	”Correlation matrix for all numeric columns”
Tree map	Hierarchical proportions	”Budget allocation by department and team”
Sunburst	Multi-level hierarchy	”Organization structure by division, dept, team”
Sankey diagram	Flow between stages	”Customer flow from acquisition to conversion”
Waterfall	Cumulative additions/subtractions	”Bridge chart from gross to net revenue”
Funnel	Conversion stages	”Sales funnel from lead to close”
Gauge	Single metric against target	”Show current NPS score against goal”
Radar	Multi-dimension comparison	”Compare product features across competitors”
Polar area	Categorical magnitude	”Show seasonal sales patterns”

Financial charts

Chart type	Best for	Example prompt
Candlestick	Stock price OHLC data	”AAPL candlestick chart for last 3 months”
Stock price	Price trends with volume	”TSLA stock price with volume overlay”

Combination charts

Chart type	Best for	Example prompt
Combo	Two different data types on one chart	”Revenue as bars with margin as a line overlay”
Multi-line	Comparing multiple trends	”Compare revenue trends for 5 products”
Stacked bar	Part-to-whole across categories	”Revenue by region, stacked by product”
Stacked column	Part-to-whole (vertical)	“Monthly costs stacked by category”
Grouped bar	Side-by-side comparison	”Q1 vs Q2 by product”
Stepped line	Discrete changes over time	”Pricing tier changes over months”

Geographic charts

Chart type	Best for	Example prompt
Choropleth map	Values by region/country	”Revenue by US state”
Bubble map	Location + magnitude	”Customer locations with deal size”
Population map	Density visualization	”User distribution by city”

Other

Chart type	Best for	Example prompt
Org chart	Organizational hierarchy	”Team reporting structure”
Network/node-link	Relationships between entities	”Show dependencies between projects”
Pyramid	Funnel with symmetry	”Age distribution pyramid”
Motion chart	Animated time-based changes	”GDP vs life expectancy animated by year”

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