Hat Graph by iFour

The custom visual Hat graph is useful to compare the target vs actual, profit vs loss, income vs saving vs expense over a different time period to identify the trend and insight, with adjustable setting of X-axis, Y-axis, Legend to match the customer needs.

Key features

• X-axis setting-: The X-axis plays a crucial role in data visualization, and this feature offers extensive customization options. Users can modify the font size, font family, and font color to enhance readability.


• Y-axis setting-: Users can personalize the Y-axis settings based on their data representation needs. This includes configuring the axis range, and defining custom intervals for better numerical representation. Font adjustments for axis labels are also available.


• Legend setting-: The legend is essential for understanding the different data series in a chart. With this feature, users can modify the text appearance, position the legend at various chart locations (top, bottom, left, or right), and even enable background styling to enhance visibility.


• Line setting-: Users can fine-tune the appearance of lines in the visual. This includes modifying the line thickness, changing colors.


• Datalabel-: Enabling data labels provides a direct view of values on the chart. This feature allows users to toggle data labels on and off, customize font styles, adjust placement for better visibility.


• Bar color-: This feature allows user to change the color of individual bar as per their comport.

Business use cases

• Financial performance analysis-: A company uses a hat graph to visualize profit and loss trends across multiple business units, with gains and losses displayed in relation to a baseline for clear financial insights.


• Player performance in sports analytics-: Coaches track individual player contributions by analyzing key performance metrics, such as goals scored vs. missed opportunities, over a season.


• Marketing campaign effectiveness-: A digital marketing team evaluates ad performance by comparing revenue generated from different campaigns, with bars extending above or below the baseline.


• Stock market analysis-: Investors use the Hat Graph to monitor stock movements, showing stock price changes in relation to a market index baseline.


• Product sales vs. expectations-: Retailers analyze sales performance against forecasts, identifying which products are exceeding expectations and which need intervention.