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Smartphone Sales Growth Worldwide
Emerging economies had lower priced smartphones and higher unit sales growth in 2017, as shown in this bubble chart. Emerging Asia had the lowest price smartphones at under $200 and a growth rate of...
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Super Bowl Snack Cost: Amazon vs. Walmart
The stacked bar chart summarizes the cost of the ingredients for Steak ’n’ Bacon Cheddar Meatballs at Amazon's Whole Foods and at Walmart. The ingredients cost 66% more at Whole Foods, according to...
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Winter Olympic Event Growth
There are over 2.5 times as many events in the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Games as in the 1980 Lake Placid Games. This stacked cascade/waterfall chart shows the new sports added and the new events added...
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Skyscrapers Built in 2017
Over half (76 of 144) of the skyscrapers were built in China in 2017 as shown in this cascade/waterfall chart. Many of the rest were also in Asia with only 15 in the U.S. and Canada. Shenzhen alone...
View ArticleMekko Graphics 8.4.100.501 Release Notes
Overview – This is a minor release with updates to Mekko Graphics 8.2.100.498 Corrected Issue: Fixed an error on opening Data Editor, introduced by MS Office 2016 recent update Note that this release...
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Winter Olympic Medals per Capita
While Norway won the most medals, Liechtenstein did the best per capita. The bar chart shows medals by type, population and medals per capita for each medal winning country at the 2018 Pyeongchang...
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5 Ways to Enhance Your Charts
Mekko Graphics is loaded with features to help you make better charts. Here are 5 great ways to enhance your charts using some of our favorites. 1. Axis Break What is it? An axis break is a disruption...
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Best Picture Winner Compared to Box Office #1
The Best Picture Oscar winner lags far behind the top box office movie as shown in this cluster bar chart. The average box office for the Best Picture winner was $178M with Slumdog Millionaire the...
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Billionaire Sports Team Owners
Billionaires own 130 teams, including 38 soccer, 24 basketball and 23 football, as shown in this Marimekko chart. According to a UBS/PwC report, 78 are in the USA, 32 are in Asia and 20 in Europe. In...
View ArticleMekko Graphics 9.6.0.2650 Release Notes
Overview – This is a major release that introduces several new features New Capabilities: 1. Introduced ability to designate a series as a line or marker in a Marimekko, Bar Mekko, and Area Chart 2....
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Tech Device Use by Older Americans
Smartphones and computers have the widest adoption among Americans 50 and older, as shown in this cluster bar chart. Tablets are used by over 40%. Feature phones and e-readers are each used by about...
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Facebook's Growing Advertising Revenue
Facebook's revenue from advertising and share of the online ad market have grown significantly as shown in this bar-line chart. Its ad revenue grew from $1.9B in 2010 to $39.9B in 2017 and its share...
View ArticleMekko Graphics 9.7.100.555 Release Notes
Overview – This is a major release that introduces several new features New Capabilities: 1. Introduced ability to designate a series as a line or marker in a Marimekko, Bar Mekko, and Area Chart 2....
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The Masters Hole by Hole
The easiest holes to gain strokes at the Masters golf tournament are the four par 5s, as shown in this bar chart. They are the only holes that average under par. The hardest are 1, 11 and 18—three...
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Grocery Price Changes 2007-2017
Some common grocery items had had significant price increases and others had decreases as shown in this line chart. Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show that ground beef went up from $2.85 to...
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Netflix Strong Q1 for Revenue, Profits, and Members
Member growth and improved international profit margins led to strong Q1 results for Netflix as shown in the cascade/waterfall and stacked bar charts. Netflix revenue was about evenly split between...
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Google Dominates US Web Search
Over 90% of web searches occur on Google properties (including YouTube) as shown in this 100% stacked bar chart. Yahoo!, Amazon and Bing follow with just 2+% each. The data are for February 2018 were...
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Ten Worst US Traffic Corridors
Four of the ten worst US traffic corridors are in New York City and three in Chicago as shown in this bubble chart. The Cross Bronx Expressway (I-95 Eastbound) is the worst corridor. Inrix estimates...
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Edible Insect Market Growth
The edible insect market is projected to grow about 24% per year over the next 5 years as shown in this stacked bar chart. The growth will be strongest in North America and Europe, according to data...
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I want to make a chart but how do I start?
The first step to creating a chart is to add data in the Mekko Graphics data sheet. When you insert a chart using Mekko Graphics into a PowerPoint slide, the data sheet for that chart will...
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