DOT STRIP

one dot per category on a shared scale. Needs: one categorical dimension + one measure; minimal ink.

rankingcomparison

DL-01 AGRAW

Use when

compact ranking with minimal ink
scores and ratings on a known scale

Do not use when

readers need the zero anchor (CH-RNK-03)
two measures (CH-DST-02)

See instead

the zero anchor matters: CH-RNK-03

Alternatives

CH-RNK-03 (adds the zero anchor)

Rules

ordered by value descending in the data
one highlight maximum
unit once

Never do this

dot strips for unbounded scales without stating the scale
gridline clutter

QA before delivering

highlight <= 1
unit once
scale stated in title or source
source present

Data shape

title	action title with a number
source	bottom-left always
unit	on first value label
categories	array of {label, values: [v], highlight?}

Sample data (golden)

{
  "title": "Site E trails the audit ranking at 61 of 100",
  "eyebrow": "AUDIT SCORES . Q2",
  "source": "Source: sample dataset v1 (scale 0-100), 2026-07-12",
  "unit": "pts",
  "categories": [
    {
      "label": "Site A",
      "values": [
        92
      ]
    },
    {
      "label": "Site B",
      "values": [
        88
      ]
    },
    {
      "label": "Site C",
      "values": [
        81
      ]
    },
    {
      "label": "Site D",
      "values": [
        74
      ]
    },
    {
      "label": "Site E",
      "values": [
        61
      ],
      "highlight": true
    }
  ]
}