Bar

Bar

This is the default chart type when you create a new chart. It is probably the most widely used and simplest type of chart and is best used when you want to compare value sizes. Bar charts are comprised of an X Axis (Dimension), which determines how many bars are displayed and a Y Axis (Measure), which determines the height of each of the bars.

Example

The X Axis uses Job Role to determine the number of bars displayed and the Y Axis uses Employee Count to show the number of employees in each job role (height of a bar). Data labels have been added and the employee count field has been sorted.

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Stacked Bar

A Stacked Bar Chart is used to compare numbers across two dimensions. The bars representing each dimension are stacked on top of one another and provide a good visualisation of how the dimension values compare to each other. Stacked Bar charts are comprised of an X Axis (Dimension), which determines how many bars are displayed and a Y Axis (Measure), which determines the height of each of the bars. A further dimension (Legend) is stacked on top of the first bar and this shows how the information in each bar is split.

Example

The X Axis uses Job Role to determine the number of bars displayed and the Y Axis uses Employee Count to show the number of employees in each job role (height of a bar). A Legend, showing Gender, is then stacked on top of each of the Job Role bars which shows how the Employee Count for each Job Role is split between male and female employees. Data labels have been added and the employee count field has been sorted.

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100% Stacked Bar

This chart is very similar to a stacked bar chart, but shows the values broken down into percentiles. It is therefore best used when the percentage/ proportion is more important than the absolute value. Each of the bars in this chart will add up to 100%. It is almost identical to the Stacked Bar chart but instead of showing the Employee Count as a number it shows it as a percentage. The Legend (Gender) is then used to show the percentage split between male and female employees for each Job Role.

Example

A 100% stacked bar chart that shows the percentage difference between gender in each of the job roles. Data labels have also been added in the Attributes screen that show the Employee Count value as a percentage.

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Variable Width Bar

This is a bar chart with two measures; one that determines the height of each bar (Y Axis), another that determines whether the width of the bars is displayed (Width) and an X Axis (Dimension) that determines how many bars are displayed.

Example

A Variable Width bar chart that shows the Employee Count in the height of the bars, Attrition %age in the width of the bars and the Job Role to determine the number of bars. The width of the bars shows that Sales Executives have the higher Attrition percentage.

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