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If the data was popped into Tableau, you can create dynamic filters to keep, say, the top five etc.
It can also use highlighting to pick out one line at a time when each system is either selected or moused over.
Finally, the tooltip function means you can include any relevant metadata in a callout to keep the chart clutter-free.
Ruining the cake with too much icing
Reader Steve S. tried to spoil my new year with this chart he didn't like: Or maybe he's just chiding me for recommending Bumps charts. This example is very confusing, a tangled mess. But not so fast. The dataset has two characteristics that don't sit well with bumps charts. One is too many ...
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