JavaScript Method Chaining or Angular $q

I am relatively new to JavaScript, and would appreciate your patience.

I am trying to chain my method calls to run asynchronously, but am a bit stuck.

I have done a lot of searching and tried various methods, but I am missing something.

The idea is to call one method after the other, but only once the first method has resolved.

I am using AngularJs, and I am not sure whether to use $q and $defer, or simple method chaining, or something completely different...

I have seen the below method of chaining:

callFirst()
.then(function(firstResult){
   return callSecond();
})
.then(function(secondResult){
   return callThird();
})
.then(function(thirdResult){
   //Finally do something with promise, or even return this
});

And this example of using $q:

app.service("githubService", function ($http, $q) {

    var deferred = $q.defer();

    this.getAccount = function () {
        return $http.get('https://api.github.com/users/haroldrv')
            .then(function (response) {
                // promise is fulfilled
                deferred.resolve(response.data);
                // promise is returned
                return deferred.promise;
            }, function (response) {
                // the following line rejects the promise 
                deferred.reject(response);
                // promise is returned
                return deferred.promise;
            })
        ;
    };
});

Below is my main function, and which method would be best for my purposes, and how would I implement the best solution?

NOTE: At this stage in my controller, my data has already been returned from my API call, and I am simply using the data to populate graphs and data grids:

function formatDataAccordingToLocation(dataFromAPI) {

    $scope.dataModel = DataModelService.dataLoaded();

    dataFromAPI.then(function (data) {

        $scope.totalItems = data.total_tweet_count;

        if ($scope.volumeChartChanged) {

            $scope.volumeChartChange = false;

            configureVolumeChart(data);

        }

        else {
            setSummaryPageData(data);

            setTweetListPageData(data);

            configureVolumeChart(data);

            configureMostMentionedGraph(data);

            configureFollowerGrowthGraph(data);

            configureEngagementsGraph(data);

            configureHashtagsGraph(data);

            configureTweetsVsReTweetsGraph(data);

            configureWordCloudGraph(data);
        }
    })
}

I know I am asking a lot, and would be very grateful for your help.

Research and resources:

https://docs.angularjs.org/api/ng/service/$q

Chain promises with AngularJS

https://schier.co/blog/2013/11/14/method-chaining-in-javascript.html