Charts you share with others need a bodyguard of text to be self-explanatory, avert misunderstandings, and support learning. None of this matters when you chart exclusively for your own use, but it is obligatory when communicating with a team or making a case to management.
Generating an informative, actionable chart can take hours; documenting and labeling it should take minutes, yet we encounter charts with missing or unclear labels in business documents, published articles, and even textbooks.
Sep 17 2025
Label your charts!
Charts you share with others need a bodyguard of text to be self-explanatory, avert misunderstandings, and support learning. None of this matters when you chart exclusively for your own use, but it is obligatory when communicating with a team or making a case to management.
Generating an informative, actionable chart can take hours; documenting and labeling it should take minutes, yet we encounter charts with missing or unclear labels in business documents, published articles, and even textbooks.
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By Michel Baudin • Data science 0 • Tags: Axis label, Chart, SPC