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Bar charts are useful ways to compare values of categorical data against one measure or variable.
Vertical bar charts are, visualizations of a table with multiple columns and one row containing a measure of continuous data.
Horizontal bar charts are, visualizations of a table with multiple rows and one column containing a measure of continuous data (such as revenue).
Vertical bar charts should only be used with short category labels, such as dates or abbreviations with no more than 3 to 5 characters. Use horizontal bar charts if you have longer category labels.
Examine the order of your (horizontal or vertical) bar charts and consider ranking them by magnitude.
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If you need to compare the magnitude of two or more items within a particular category at the same time, grouped bar charts may be the best option.
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When you want to zoom in on a single category, an isolated tooltip allows you to feature more data points for a single category. The other categories fade into the background on hover in order to focus attention on the single category.
Stacked bar charts are best for visualizing the relationships between sub-categories within a particular category.
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When you want to zoom in on a single category, an isolated tooltip allows you to feature more data points for a single category. The other categories fade into the background on hover in order to focus attention on the single category.
For optimum comprehension, include Category names and data labels in each tootip.
There may be instances where the density of data on the graph does not allow space for the full tooltip. In this case, provide only the data amount.
If the part-to-whole relationships you’re visualizing within a particular category are measured in percent, then a 100% stacked bar chart is likely your best option.
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When you want to zoom in on a single category, an isolated tooltip allows you to feature more data points for a single category. The other categories fade into the background on hover in order to focus attention on the single category.
For optimum comprehension, include Category names and data labels in each tootip.
There may be instances where the density of data on the graph does not allow space for the full tooltip. In this case, provide only the data amount.
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