bar charts

Rectangular data visualizations

Bar charts are visual displays of data using rectangular bars, where each bar's length or height represents a quantity.

The bars typically extend from a baseline, making comparisons between categories easy to see at a glance: The bar chart showed sales by region.

Vertical bars are sometimes called column charts, while horizontal bars work better for long category labels.

Related
  • graphsVisual data displays
  • axesHeaded chopping tools
  • labelsIdentifying markers attached to items
  • histogramsDistribution frequency graphs
  • x-axisGraph's horizontal reference line

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G