Column Chart
Column charts display numeric data points as vertical bars for a set of records. Columns can be rendered in two dimensions or three. Columns can also be stacked. For horizontal "bars", use the
Bar Chart instead. For a reverse relationship between records and data points, see
Sparkline Column.
There are two common patterns for data in bar and column charts:
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Numerical data distributed by a frequency, such as time intervals.
This is some times called a histogram. Although time is a common distribution, it isn't required. Any numeric distribution works.
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Numeric data sorted into categories, such as expense categories.
With categories, the order in which categories are presented is defined by the order it appears within results.