Bars
CDP Data Visualization Bar charts use either vertical or horizontal bars to show comparisons among categories. One axis shows specific categories (typically, dimensions), while the other axis represents discrete values (measures).
Bar charts are good for avoiding clutter when data labels are long, or when comparing a large number of items, typically more than ten. Bar charts can also display negative numbers.
After learning how to construct a basic bar chart, explore some additional uses for bar charts, including:
- Filtering by year
- Filtering by region
- Horizontal bars
- Stacked bars
The following steps demonstrate how to create a new bar visual representation on dataset World Life Expectancy [data source census-pop.csv.zip]. See Adding data and Creating dtasets. For an overview of shelves that specify this visual, see Shelves for bar visuals.