Choosing the Right Chart: Strategies for Effectively Presenting Data
Mapping IT Spend in Mekko Graphics
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2010 IT Spend by Vertical Market
IT Spend in Millions of Dollars
Financial Services $515,927M
Public Sector $459,969M
Manufacturing $436,024M
Communications $206,386M
Retail $214,161M
Services $175,046M
Utilities $118,218M
Transporation $101,711M
Healthcare $82,207M
$2,335,454M
Agriculture, Mining and Construction $25,805M
IT Spend by Vertical Market
Use a 100% stacked bar chart to break down IT spend by vertical market. With 10
verticals, some of the segments are very small.
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2010 IT Spend by Vertical Market
IT Spend in Millions of Dollars
Financial Services $515,927M
Public Sector $459,969M
Manufacturing $436,024M
Communications $206,386M
Retail $214,161M
Services $175,046M
Other Verticals $327,941M
$2,335,454M
IT Spend by Vertical Market--Summary
You can group the smaller segments into an “Other” series. This function is in
“Format Series -> Other Series.”
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40
60
80
100%
2010 IT Spend by Vertical Market
IT Spend in Millions of Dollars
Financial Services $515,927M
Public Sector $459,969M
Manufacturing $436,024M
Communications $206,386M
Retail $214,161M
Services $175,046M
Other Verticals $327,941M
$2,335,454M
Other Verticals
Utilities $118,218M
Transporation $101,711M
Healthcare $82,207M
Agriculture, Mining and Construction
$25,805M
$327,941M
IT Spend by Vertical Market--Summary
If you need to see the details of the Other Series, use an second (exploding) bar.
4. Notes
• These three charts can be used as part of a
presentation on IT Spend.
The data come from Gartner:
http://www.financialexecutives.org/eweb/upload/FEI/Gartner.pdf
• For more details see my blog post:
http://www.mekkographics.com/show-it-spend-by-vertical-market-in-a-
100-stacked-bar-chart/