Sparkline table FruitCratesShipped by monthApples30,255Pears13,040Peaches8,944Plums7,798Cherries3,048 Each row has a tiny line of its recent history, so the current number comes with its trend. Sparklines have no axes, which makes them good for shape and poor for reading values, so keep the numbers in their cells. Karsten recorded an early argument for leaving the scale off: “A very shrewd suggestion has been made . . . that the scale-figures be omitted from charts which are to be shown to the non-technical business man, in order that his attention may not be diverted from the behavior of the curves” (Karl G. Karsten, Charts and Graphs, 1923, p. 255). From: Line chart, Table Data as of 02:45 UTC on 21 Oct 2026 made withdbt Charts