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When does the lollipop chart beat the donut for a named share list past 10?

Use the lollipop chart once a named share list passes 10, because the eye can compare lengths faster than angles. The donut still works for a handful of shares of one total. The chooser states that limit before you draw, and the compare page puts the two forms side by side so the switch is visible.

At a glance

What the chooser is forThe chooser answers the named share list before a canvas exists. It tells you…
What compare addsCompare shows the lollipop chart and the donut as a pair, with the same named…
Ranking versus shareIf the sentence is “who is larger,” the lollipop chart wins even below 10. If…
Stop before decoration — lollipop-beats-donutA 3D edge or a legend with 10 colors will not rescue a donut that already…

Pick the lollipop chart when the named share list has more than 10 parts or when people must rank them. Keep the donut only for a single total cut into a few shares. Open the chooser to see the avoid note, then the compare page if you still want both drawings.

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Pick the lollipop chart when the named share list has more than 10 parts or when people must rank them. Keep the donut only for a single total cut into a few shares. Open the chooser to see the avoid note, then the compare page if you still want both drawings.

What the chooser is for

The chooser answers the named share list before a canvas exists. It tells you to prefer the lollipop chart once you pass 10, and it names the donut as the form to avoid when the count gets large.

What compare adds

Compare shows the lollipop chart and the donut as a pair, with the same named share list in mind. Use it when a colleague still wants the familiar donut after the chooser already said 10 is too many.

Ranking versus share

If the sentence is “who is larger,” the lollipop chart wins even below 10. If the sentence is “how the whole splits,” a donut can stay, but only while the parts stay few and labeled.

Stop before decoration — lollipop-beats-donut

A 3D edge or a legend with 10 colors will not rescue a donut that already failed the count. Change the form to the lollipop chart first, then open the studio.

This page chooses a lollipop chart or a donut for a named share list around 10. It does not draw the chart and it does not change how the studio sanitizes a shape.

Questions

Is 10 a hard stop for the donut?
Treat 10 as the point where a named share list becomes safer as a lollipop chart. A smaller donut can remain if every share is labeled and the total is the story.
Should I open the studio before the chooser?
No. The chooser picks the lollipop chart or the donut for the named share list. The studio draws the winner. Starting on a blank canvas past 10 often redraws the weaker form.
Where do I see both forms of the named share list?
On the compare page. The chooser is the rule; compare is the pair. Neither one replaces a 10-part check of your own table.

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