Business charts & exhibits · Working
Cohort chart
Also called: cohort table, retention cohort
ELI5
A chart that tracks similar groups over time.
Used in conversation
“The cohort chart shows whether newer customers retain better.”
Definition
A chart comparing groups that began in the same period or under the same condition over time.
Here “Cohort chart” means: A chart comparing groups that began in the same period or under the same condition over time.
Pitch context
You will see “Cohort chart” in business pitches, proposals, executive summaries and decision decks when the discussion reaches business charts & exhibits.
Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret business charts & exhibits without confusing the measure, decision, role or evidence being discussed.
Connected terms
- Cohort retentionThe search label “retention cohort” can route to both entries.
Sources & evidence · 3
Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.
- U.S. Small Business Administration — Write your business planSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16
- Y Combinator — YC Startup Library — fundraising and pitching resourcesSupporting source family · practitioner · checked 2026-08-16
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission — Small Business Capital Formation GlossarySupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16