You are designing a Power BI report that compares revenue for the current quarter to the previous quarter across five product categories. Executives want a single visual that begins with the previous quarter total, adds each category's positive or negative contribution, and ends with the current quarter total. Which visual should you choose?
A waterfall chart is designed to display a running total as values are added or subtracted. It starts with a baseline value, shows individual positive or negative contributions, and finishes with the ending value-exactly matching the requirement to move from last quarter's total, through each category's change, to the current quarter total. Stacked area and scatter charts emphasize trends or relationships but do not show additive contributions to a final result in a single bar. A gauge visual shows progress toward a target rather than individual category impacts.
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