Bar Charts : The King of Data Visualization
Jun 12, 2022
Bar charts are still the king when it comes to data visualization. Why? Because for almost all cases, we can use a Bar Chart, For example,
When we talk about Change vs Time, we think mainly of Line or Area chart. We can use a combination of Bar and a Line as shown below.
Bar charts can also be used for Ranking , Comparison, Magnitude and Part of a Whole etc.
In order to make Bar charts communicate information effectively , we need to make use of colors , labels effectively and a few techniques to make it pop. Here is a demo workbook I created which shows 30 ways to create Bar Charts in Tableau.
I hope you find this post helpful. If have any questions, feel free to ask in the comments.
Cheers
Vignesh Suresh
