Column/Bar charts

Description

A Column/Bar chart is a chart with rectangular bars. The height/length of the bars is proportional to the magnitudes/frequencies of the data they represent.

 

The Column chart has vertical bars. With Column charts, the categories are typically organized along the horizontal axis and values - along the vertical axis.

 

The Bar chart has horizontal bars. With Bar charts, the categories are typically organized along the vertical axis and values - along the horizontal axis.

 

Consider using a Bar chart when:

 

•the axis labels are long;

•the values represent durations.

 

You can create single-series (one Data series field and Label field selected) or multi-series (two or more Data series fields selected) Column/Bar charts.

Chart settings

•Chart 3D - this option allows building a 3D (three-dimensional) chart. With this option disabled, a 2D (two-dimensional) chart is built.

•Chart stacked - this option allows building a stacked chart where a single bar on the chart shows more than one category of data. The stacked chart requires two or more Data series fields selected.

Examples

Sample data table:

 

A 3D column chart

In this example, we chose Sales2005 as the Data Series field, Make as the Label field.

A stacked column chart

In this example, we chose Sales2004 and Sales2005 as the Data Series fields, Make as the Label field.

Other chart types:

•Pie/Doughnut charts

•Accumulation chart

•Line chart

•Gauge chart

•Bubble chart

•Area chart

•Financial OHLC/Candlestick charts

•Combined charts

See also:

•Creating charts

•A list of chart types

•Chart parameters

•Chart appearance

•Using SQL to shape chart data