Pie Data Visualization

So for my assignment this week I decided to do a bit of a twist on the traditional pie chart. With Thanksgiving on the horizon I thought it would be a fun idea to look at some data for the most popular pies eaten at Thanksgiving.

I found a survey that was conducted last year by Business Insider. In the article it showed a traditional bar graph to display the results of the survey. While a bar chart could work, I though it could be simplified and presented better in the form of a Pie Chart.

I made a chart on numbers (which is the Mac equivalent of Excel) and made the following chart. While its not the best chart it still does a good job of breaking each section down into a legible form. But I decided to take it a bit further, I went into Canva, and turned the chart there into something a bit more attractive.

Overall, I would say it looks a lot more presentable and has a better time of getting the point across. Overall, I think the data better is served as a Pie chart (no pun intended) as it does breakdown things into a more understandable and legible form at a glance that I believe a bar chart might not have the same impact as.

Source:
Most Popular Thanksgiving Pies Survey - Business Insider