Stacked Area Charts

Description

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

In the example, Resort forms the X-axis data and Year is included as a sub-group. The result is a chart which shows how each resort has contributed to the total revenue for each year.

Suitable for

Use a stacked area 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 Area 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.

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.

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