Harvey Balls

Harvey Balls are small pie charts used to visually depict qualitative information. They are ideal for representing ratings, scores, or status indicators in a compact and easily interpretable format.

How to Read the Visualization

Each Harvey Ball represents a score or status using a partially filled circle. The degree of filling indicates the level or status, with completely filled circles representing the highest score or status.

Data Structure

• Measures: 1

• Dimensions: 1 (categories or entities)

Best Practices / Limitations

• Data Points: Best for qualitative data to avoid complexity.

• Clarity: Use a consistent filling scheme to represent different levels.

• Context: Provide a legend or annotation to explain the meaning of each filled level.

Examples of When to Use

• Product ratings

• Project completion status

• Customer satisfaction scores

Common Industry Usages

• Product management

• Project management

• Customer service