Data Analysis Tools Infographic: Bar Chart Best Practices

Data visualization infographic titled "Bar Chart Best Practices" using a SANKEY FLOW as the dominant visual element to show progress through a pipeline of bar chart design decisions. Main flow stages in English with exact labels: "Define question" -> "Choose bars" -> "Order categories" -> "Set zero baseline" -> "Label clearly" -> "Highlight insight" -> "Readable chart". Add branch losses for common mistakes with exact labels: "Too many categories", "Alphabetical clutter", "Truncated axis", "Unclear labels", "Too many colors", "Weak takeaway". Use realistic illustrative values shown directly on the flows: 100 projects start at "Define question", 88 continue to "Choose bars", 76 to "Order categories", 68 to "Set zero baseline", 61 to "Label clearly", 54 to "Highlight insight", 49 reach "Readable chart"; side branches carry 12, 12, 8, 7, 7, and 5 respectively. Include a subtle horizontal scale with sharp tick marks and axis label in English: "Illustrative project count" with ticks at 0, 20, 40, 60, 80, 100. Ensure no misleading axis truncation or scale manipulation. Add 4 key insight callouts around the chart, each with a small icon, headline number, and short interpretation in English: 1) icon target, "100" and "Start with the question before choosing the chart." 2) icon sort, "76" and "Ordering categories improves comparison speed." 3) icon warning, "68" and "A zero baseline protects honest bar lengths." 4) icon spark, "49" and "Clear labels and one message create the strongest final chart." Add a compact best-practice side legend in English with exact labels: "Sort by value", "Start at zero", "Use direct labels", "Limit colors", "Emphasize one insight". Visual style: minimal flat, rainbow categorical palette across the Sankey nodes and links, clean white or very light background, soft editorial spacing, crisp vector shapes, thin gray guide lines, high contrast typography, calm analytical mood. Include small UI-style annotations and neat legend chips. Add a bottom SOURCE / DATA-NOTE strip in English with exact text: "Data note: Illustrative example for bar chart best practices. Figures are illustrative, not sourced." Include editorial data journalism illustration, FT / Bloomberg-grade chart aesthetics, vector-clean infographic layout. All text MUST be written in English (array). Every heading, label, caption, legend and metric name in the image must be in English — not English. Spell each English word correctly using English characters and diacritics. Numbers stay as digits, no fake authoritative sources cited, no watermarks Numbers labeled "illustrative" unless the user supplied specific sourced data. No fake authoritative sources cited (do not invent "Source: Reuters 2025" — use "Illustrative example" instead). No misleading axis truncation or scale manipulation.