Line and Bar Charts

Description

This chart lets you combine lines and bars. The line data points are plotted against the right Y-axis, while the bar data is plotted against the left Y-axis.

Suitable for

• Comparing trends between two different groups of data -- one group of data is represented by a line, the other group is represented by bars.
• Comparing data of differing magnitudes. For example, you could compare total revenue with average revenue.
• Comparing groups of data which use a different scale and units of measure.

Keep in Mind

Limit the data groups. Use one measure object per Y-axis (for a total of two measure objects) and use only one dimension object for the X-axis.

Line and Bar Chart Tips

• You can give the chart a 3D look.
• You can flip the horizontal and vertical axes.

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