Andy Haselsteiner

A Sankey diagram visualizes the flow of a resource, such as energy, water, or money. It consists of interconnected lines where each line represents the amount of flow. Popular use cases are material flow analysis and financial data reporting.

The job search process can be visualized with a Sankey diagram. That's because job hunting follows clear steps and can be thought of as a flow of applications that finally lead to offers. And flows are best visualized with a Sankey diagram.

Income statements are usually presented as tables. There is nothing wrong with tables. But good visualizations make numbers more intuitive. The best type of visualization for an income statement is a Sankey diagram. Let me explain why.