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- What is a stacked bar chart best used for?
- How do you analyze a stacked bar chart?
- What can be represented using stacked bars?
What is a stacked bar chart best used for?
Stacked Chart. Bar charts are best used when showing comparisons between categories. Typically, the bars are proportional to the values they represent and can be plotted either horizontally or vertically. One axis of the chart shows the specific categories being compared, and the other axis represents discrete values.
How do you analyze a stacked bar chart?
How to read it. As with an unstacked bar chart, judge the absolute length of each bar by cross-referencing against the scale along an axis or a value label. Use the grid lines to compare the parts of the stack against one another.
What can be represented using stacked bars?
Stacked Bar graph can have one category axis and up to two numerical axes. Category axis describes the types of categories being compared, and the numerical axes represent the values of the data. Stacked Bar graph can be used to represent: Ranking, Nominal Comparisons, Part-to-whole, Deviation, or Distribution.
