What it is
Small Multiples / Trellis Grid breaks one big chart into a grid of small charts, one per category, sharing axes. The Tufte-blessed way to compare a pattern across N segments in a single image.
What it does
Grid of identical small charts (line, bar, area, scatter), one per category, with shared axes, free or fixed scale, common tooltip.
Why use it
Stacking 12 series on one line chart is unreadable. Splitting them into 12 small charts is honest.
Three ways teams use it
Marketing
Channel performance over time, one mini-chart per channel.
Product
Cohort retention per cohort.
Sales
Pipeline progression per region.
Add it in 30 seconds
- Open your Data Studio report and click Add a chart → Community visualizations → Explore more.
- Paste the Viz Studio manifest URL or pick this chart from the Viz Studio gallery card.
- Bind the dimensions and metrics in the data panel — done.
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