You're familiar with regular tables...

...and you've seen heat tables...

...but have you tried tables with bubbles?!

There are obviously pros and cons to each approach. That's why I'm sharing these options -- to get you thinking about those pros and cons for yourself.

Want to try a table with bubbles? In Excel, you'll make a Helper Table with x, y, and z values. Then, you'll insert a bubble chart and format it.

Reply "TABLE" and I'll send you the Excel file I used.

More Resources about Tables

Here's a very detailed, step-by-step tutorial for making heat tables in Excel:

Here's an example of heat tables used for Visual Appendices:

Finally, here's some guidance on formatting those tables to make sure they're "Big A" Accessible:

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Gorgeous DataViz

• Bubble charts in the wild - an example from the Washington Post.
• Scatter plots/matrices in the wild - an example with real fruit and veggies!

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