What Is a
Bar Graph?
A bar graph, or bar chart, uses rectangular bars to compare values across categories or time. The longer the bar, the greater the value it represents.
In bar graphs words, shapes, and numbers work together to tell a story.
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Why Viz?
Your brain processes pictures, colors, and shapes much faster than words and numbers. This table shows the same data as the bar graph, but it’s much harder to compare the categories or figure out what the data set means.