<s>
A	O
bullet	B-Application
graph	I-Application
is	O
a	O
variation	O
of	O
a	O
bar	B-Application
graph	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Stephen	O
Few	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seemingly	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
traditional	O
thermometer	O
charts	O
and	O
progress	O
bars	O
found	O
in	O
many	O
dashboards	B-Protocol
,	O
the	O
bullet	B-Application
graph	I-Application
serves	O
as	O
a	O
replacement	O
for	O
dashboard	B-Protocol
gauges	O
and	O
meters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bullet	B-Application
graphs	I-Application
were	O
developed	O
to	O
overcome	O
the	O
fundamental	O
issues	O
of	O
gauges	O
and	O
meters	O
:	O
they	O
typically	O
display	O
too	O
little	O
information	O
,	O
require	O
too	O
much	O
space	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
cluttered	O
with	O
useless	O
and	O
distracting	O
decorations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
bullet	B-Application
graph	I-Application
features	O
a	O
single	O
,	O
primary	O
measure	O
(	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
current	O
year-to-date	O
revenue	O
)	O
,	O
compares	O
that	O
measure	O
to	O
one	O
or	O
more	O
other	O
measures	O
to	O
enrich	O
its	O
meaning	O
(	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
compared	O
to	O
a	O
target	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
displays	O
it	O
in	O
the	O
context	O
of	O
qualitative	O
ranges	O
of	O
performance	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
poor	O
,	O
satisfactory	O
,	O
and	O
good	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
qualitative	O
ranges	O
are	O
displayed	O
as	O
varying	O
intensities	O
of	O
a	O
single	O
hue	B-Language
to	O
make	O
them	O
discernible	O
by	O
those	O
who	O
are	O
color	O
blind	O
and	O
to	O
restrict	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
colors	O
on	O
the	O
dashboard	B-Protocol
to	O
a	O
minimum	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Below	O
is	O
an	O
example	O
of	O
a	O
single	O
bullet	B-Application
graph	I-Application
:	O
</s>
<s>
Below	O
is	O
the	O
same	O
example	O
,	O
this	O
time	O
with	O
labels	O
to	O
identify	O
each	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
bullet	B-Application
graph	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bullet	B-Application
graphs	I-Application
may	O
be	O
horizontal	O
or	O
vertical	O
and	O
may	O
be	O
stacked	O
to	O
allow	O
comparisons	O
of	O
several	O
measures	O
at	O
once	O
,	O
as	O
illustrated	O
below	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
information	O
about	O
bullet	B-Application
graphs	I-Application
can	O
be	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
book	O
Information	O
Dashboard	B-Protocol
Design	O
by	O
Stephen	O
Few	O
.	O
</s>
