This example subgroups by department the 3D vertical bar chart of total sales for each site that is shown in Specifying the Sum Statistic in Bar Charts. In addition to subdividing the bars to show the ...

This post recommends using Trellis plots instead of 3D bar charts for three-dimensional (three variable) data. In Winner of the Bad Graph Contest Announced, I promised to present alternatives to ...

Bar charts are, essentially, just horizontal Column charts and are generally used when the axis labels are exceptionally long. Pie charts are used to show percentages of the whole, and Line charts ...

With 2D bar charts, NOFRAME removes the axis frame. It overrides CFRAME= and also removes the colored fill it specifies. With 3D bar charts, NOFRAME removes the colored backplane, leaving the vertical ...

Look at the scale on the 𝒙-axis on this bar chart. It goes up in 2s. Look at the numbers reached by each bar. Computer activities are the most popular, enjoyed by 12 children.

First, let’s see what a bar graph spaced properly looks like. The lines are plotted at the same dates as in the original figure of the last post. These simple figures were drawn with Excel 2010.

For example, if you choose a 3D bar chart in the White theme, you get marble bars. Change that theme to Black and you get the wood texture. The Gray theme produces plastic-looking bars.

Look at the scale on the 𝒙-axis on this bar chart. It goes up in 2s. Look at the numbers reached by each bar. Computer activities are the most popular, enjoyed by 12 children.