How many types of Charts? And uses of Charts?

Charts and Uses:
1. Bar Chart: Comparison of similar measurements
Ex.  a) Actual vs budget- money to money. Quarter to Quarter
       b) Time to Time
      c) Top N- categorized values(sales reps, customers etc)
avoid: comparisons with different units( $ and Qty)
2. line chart: measurements to follow its moments or comparisons among items
Ex. a) Performance trends- amount of moment over time
      b) Two Dimension comparisons- Annual comparisons over month
3. Combo Charts: Comparisons for multi measurements
Ex. Two measurements- currency amount and quantity or amount percentage
two axis- different measurements on left and right axis
two or more axis: split axis horizontally
4. Radar chart: comparisons of high level groups
one or two measurements- sales and profit
avoid- a dimension with many values
5. Guage chart: Ratio of measurements
a)Percentages- margin,quota achieved, year-tot
b) Date vs last YTD.
Avoid: actual amounts
6. Mekko chart: Data using variable width bars
a) 3D measurement chart- Amount, Quantity and no. of customers
b) market analysis.
7. Scatter Chart: Measurement acts as dimensions(3D Chart)
a) 3D measurement chart- Amount, Quantity and no. of customers
b)map chart- see sales on Geographical map
8.Grid Chart: 2 or 3 Dimensions with a measurement
a)multi-cross dimensional measurements
b)amounts over- region and product and over time
9.Pie Chart: Visual Distribution measurements
Ex.a) what contributes how to the whole- regional sales
     b)yes/no analysis
10. Funnel chart: Dimension that contain an expiration time line
Ex.a)how much is the most aging element
     b)Sales opportunities
    c)Product Inventory Expressions
11.Block chart: Distribution measurements within multi dimensions
Ex.a) what contributes how to whole and within each segments
     b)sales contribution per country
12. Straight Table: one dimension with multiple measurements
Ex.a)KPI overview- cyclic group dimensions with sales Qty , margin
     b) sort in any no of columns(no grouping)
13. Pivot table: multi dimensions with one or more measurements
    a) grouping of dimensions
    b) Dimensions across the table and displaying sub totals
First sorted value: It returns the first value of expression sorted by corresponding
sort weight. Sort weight should be a numeric value.
Uses: a) Get the latest field value based on time stamp
           b) bigger customer for each product category
c) Find the min/max values and extract related field
d) Compare highest and second value
e)look up min/max value with in range