Building Complex Graphics from Simple Plot Types
September 23, 2025: 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Visualizations and Reporting (VR), Executive Dining Room #2

Authors Abstract
Dan Heath There are many types of graphics, such as survival plots, adverse event plots, and forest plots, used to report clinical data. However, many of these graphics might not be available as a simple request. Even if they are available, there can be many variations on these graphics, and the reporting requirements can be different from one company to another. In this presentation, I want to show you how to construct these types of graphics by combining simple plot types, sometimes in very creative ways. We will discuss how to think about a graph as the sum of its parts. This will empower you to create these types of graphics in whatever form you need.