Stacked Bar Charts

Description

A stacked bar chart shows related data groups, one on top of the other.

In the example, Quarter forms the X-axis and Revenue forms the Y-axis. The per quarter revenue for each service line is stacked.

Suitable for

Use a stacked bar when you have several related groups of data and you want to show how each group contributes to the total.

Keep in Mind

You can use more than one measure object for the Y-axis as long as the objects are of the same type and scale, such as Number of Guests and Future Guests.

Stacked Bar Chart Tips

• You can give the chart a 3D look.
• You can flip the horizontal and vertical axes.
• For best results, don't load up the X-axis with numerous dimension objects.

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