Flowchart: Is it a Graph, Infographic or Data Visualization?

“Infographics” have become ever-present on the Web. But often the term “infographic” gets haphazardly slapped onto things that aren’t much more than a fancy bar chart. (Digiday has definitely been guilty of that in the past.) And now “data visualization” is the new hot label for data graphics. Here is another one of our handy flowcharts to help you answer a tough question: Is it a graph, infographic or data visualization?

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