Box plots, also called box and whisker plots, are more useful than histograms for comparing distributions. They show more information about the data than do bar charts of a summary statistic such ...

Unlike a traditional histogram, the Wilkinson dot plot lays data out in individual points. ... Dot plots are similar to bar graphs or line graphs and are used for data visualization.

This post recommends using Trellis plots instead of 3D bar charts for three-dimensional (three variable) data. In Winner of the Bad Graph Contest Announced, I promised to present alternatives to ...