Commons:Chart and graph resources

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Note: This is a work page. All pages that start with "Commons" in the name are work pages. Please do not categorize charts and graphs here.

To find categorized charts and graphs please see:

See also categories: Drawings, Diagrams, Maps, Plots, and Statistics


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[edit] Convert charts and graphs to wiki code or image files

[edit] Where to ask for help

[edit] SVG

Scalable Vector Graphics

[edit] Resource categories

[edit] Software

[edit] Guidelines for creating better charts and graphs

  • Bar Graphs [1], Statistics: Power from Data!, Statistics Canada.
  • EIA Guidelines for Statistical Graphs [2].
  • How to Construct Bad Charts and Graphs [3].
  • Avoid chartjunk.

[edit] Tutorials

[edit] Galleries for various types of charts and graphs

  • Charts and graphs - links to Commons galleries with many types of charts and graphs.

[edit] More external links

  • Chartle.net [4]. Free, user-friendly online tool to create static or interactive online charts, plots, maps and diagrams in various formats: PNG, SVG, Flash. From CHARTle.net - Frequently Asked Quaestions: "Images created by the Chartle.net web application are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License. This tool is optimal to create static or interactive charts, maps, plots and diagrams for publishing in Wikipedia."
  • Open Directory - Science: Math: Software: Graphing [5].
  • Swivel.com [6]. Users can freely create and store graphs and charts online. Search what others have created. All can be uploaded to the commons under the Creative Commons (CC) Attribution 2.5 or 3.0 Generic licenses [7] [8]. See which one to use by clicking the "OK to share with attribution" links on the individual chart/graph pages. See also the Swivel.com Terms of Use linked from here: [9]. The CC license templates to use on the commons are {{cc-by-2.5}} or {{cc-by-3.0}} - For more info:
- Commons:Copyright tags#Free Creative Commons licenses.

[edit] See also

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