Data Storytelling - When Do I Use Tables or Charts?

A lot of data viz professionals will often jump the gun and go, well, I've got to use a chart. But sometimes a table will outperform a chart, particularly when you've got lots of different variables that need to be shown in close proximity to each other. There is a point where you just can't force all of those variables into a chart unless it's going to be a chart that looks very, very busy. And so the visuals key to data storytelling is all about what key am I going to use? Sorry, what display mechanism am Igoing to use to display my data? Now, if you've decided to go with a chart and charts obviously are very compelling,