If you're interested in good references for being able to produce `visual stories' I suggest you have a look into the R package `ggplot2' [1].
It's a great way (although a little challenging at first) of being able to produce almost all of the types of plots you're interested in creating. The author of the package also wrote a great book [2] on the package which is worth a read.
A note though, most information on `ggplot2' isn't really aimed at informing you which is the most appropriate plot, merely that a type of plot can be quickly produced.
It's a great way (although a little challenging at first) of being able to produce almost all of the types of plots you're interested in creating. The author of the package also wrote a great book [2] on the package which is worth a read.
A note though, most information on `ggplot2' isn't really aimed at informing you which is the most appropriate plot, merely that a type of plot can be quickly produced.
[1] http://had.co.nz/ggplot2/
[2] http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0387981403?ie=UTF8&tag=...