For just about any type of business intelligence report, chart or graphic, people will have questions, which often lead to more questions and more discussion.

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The 4-hour chart going back six months shows a rounded, accumulation type of pattern that needs to do additional work to confirm completion.

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Type in two or three terms and up pops a chart that shows the relative number of Google searches each word received during a given time period.

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The reality is spelled out in the list of daily mission assignments displayed on a multicolored chart cluttered with boxes, letters and numbers: where the missions are, what type of aircraft or sensors are being used, and which team of airmen is assigned to monitor each one.

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The type and location of the economies still underwater on this measure are striking (see right chart).

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