Bar Chart Glossary — Definitions of Common Terms | makebarchart.com

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TermBar chartA chart that uses rectangular bars whose lengths are proportional to the values… TermAxisIn a chart, an axis is a reference line along which values or categories are… TermCategorical dataData made up of distinct labels — categories — rather than numbers along a… TermOrdinal dataCategorical data with a meaningful order, but no fixed distance between… TermStackedA bar chart variant in which each bar is divided into segments, and segments… TermGroupedA bar chart variant (also called clustered) in which multiple bars from… TermHistogramA chart that looks similar to a bar chart but represents the distribution of a… TermColumn chartIn Microsoft Excel's vocabulary, a column chart is a vertical bar chart — bars… TermBar vs columnBoth terms describe the same family of chart. The Excel convention reserves… TermValue labelA small text label inside or next to a bar that displays the bar's exact value.… TermGridlineA faint line that extends across the chart at each axis tick, helping the eye… TermDual axisA chart with two value axes, one on the left and one on the right, allowing two… TermTornado chartA horizontal diverging bar chart sorted so the largest absolute value sits at… TermPareto chartA bar chart sorted in descending order, with a cumulative percentage line…