Comments on: Sort and proportions in bar charts http://www.excelcharts.com/blog/sort-and-proportions-in-bar-charts/ Effective Charts and Dashboards for Excel users Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:31:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Alphabetical Order in Bar Charts Hides Patterns http://www.excelcharts.com/blog/sort-and-proportions-in-bar-charts/#comment-20130 Alphabetical Order in Bar Charts Hides Patterns Tue, 26 Oct 2010 13:46:48 +0000 http://www.excelcharts.com/blog/sort-and-proportions-in-bar-charts/#comment-20130 [...] already discussed how to sort bar charts but here is a simple and colorful example of what you can lose when using the infamous [...] [...] already discussed how to sort bar charts but here is a simple and colorful example of what you can lose when using the infamous [...]

]]> By: admin http://www.excelcharts.com/blog/sort-and-proportions-in-bar-charts/#comment-128 admin Tue, 16 Oct 2007 07:37:56 +0000 http://www.excelcharts.com/blog/sort-and-proportions-in-bar-charts/#comment-128 Tony Not only the break down is difficult to compare but also there is no point in showing it. I would use a second chart, if needed. Tony
Not only the break down is difficult to compare but also there is no point in showing it. I would use a second chart, if needed.

]]> By: Tony http://www.excelcharts.com/blog/sort-and-proportions-in-bar-charts/#comment-127 Tony Tue, 16 Oct 2007 01:52:28 +0000 http://www.excelcharts.com/blog/sort-and-proportions-in-bar-charts/#comment-127 What about the part where they break down the measured side into three more categories (Print, TV and Other)? I definitely agree that the overlapping bar chart makes it easier to compare measured vs. unmeasured. Another option would be to just show the difference in a verticle bar chart where zero is set in the middle of the chart and negative is to the left and positive to the right. The difference being you combine the two values and just plot a single point. What about the part where they break down the measured side into three more categories (Print, TV and Other)?

I definitely agree that the overlapping bar chart makes it easier to compare measured vs. unmeasured.

Another option would be to just show the difference in a verticle bar chart where zero is set in the middle of the chart and negative is to the left and positive to the right. The difference being you combine the two values and just plot a single point.

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