I cannot speak for all industries as a whole but in Finance when presenting a report or results of a study or anything really you need to make sure that: a) your data is correct and findings are relevant b) the presentation is clear and as good looking as possible. Of course, having the right results is the most important thing, but the final success of your presentation is truly shared 50/50 between the data and the way you chose to display it. I need to stress again, that w

Analysts tend to under-use certain charts. Sometimes it is because the charts are hard to set up, other times it’s because business people have a hard time reading them. One of those charts is the Box & Whisker plot. I believe, part of its bad reputation comes from the fact that it’s often confused with the Stock chart which is both harder to read, harder to set up and brings less analytical value. On the other hand, the Box & Whisker is actually amazing – it contains ALL the