A bump chart shows how rankings change over time. Each line represents an entity, and its vertical position shows rank at each time point. Crossing lines highlight when entities swap positions, making it easy to track who's rising and who's falling.
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Best for
- Showing how rankings change over time periods
- Comparing relative positions of competitors or entities
- Highlighting dramatic rises and falls in ordinal data
Avoid when
- You have too many entities (>10) — lines will overlap
- Exact values matter more than relative ranking — use a line chart
- Rankings rarely change — the chart will just show flat horizontal lines