Why does S.Korea, and Brazil slope downwards even though they are increasing in %? Can someone explain how to read this graph?
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Hi there,
Basically the graph shows the % distribution of the countries. Try to not read the lines in the graph, but rather the volume. So that means that if in 100 ‘units’, Russia went from ~47 in 2006 to ~15 in 2010, that ‘space’ in the market is filled now by other countries such as S Korea, Brazil and China. Hope this makes sense. Best of luck!
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They are not the ones “going down”. Russia is becoming smaller (having lower % weight) and because those two stand immediately above Russia they also “seem” to be going down.
What this graph says is that China, S.Korea and Brazil are replacing Russia as a supplier/producer/consumer.
If you reversed the countries order you would clearly see those three going up, with Russia becoming smaller.
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Hi there,
The chart is showing numbers out of a total 100%!
So, because Russia is losing so much %, Brazil and S Korea have to “fill” that spot.
If you read their percents, they are increasing, but they are next to a country that is decreasing. It's just how this chart works!
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Hi!
Other coaches already gave interesting insights!
Not much to add here.
Best,
Anto
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Because Russia's share is declining.
This is a percentage stacked area chart.
Percent Stacked Area Chart consists of several area series consecutively stacked on top of one another. Values along the Y axis range between 0 and 100%.
The height of each series in a Percent Stacked Area Chart is determined by its contribution to the sum of all values in a certain category (on the X axis).
Percent Stacked Area Charts are a great way to follow the variation of each of several variables simultaneously as well as their percentage ratio over time.
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