Example
Bar charts are a way to compare data sets. Each bar represents a subject and its value. The bars display horizontally across the y-axis and have values along the x-axis, as seen in the example above.
The spreadsheet is formatted with a minimum of two sets of values: name of the data being compared + number. Each column in the spreadsheet represents a bar in the chart.
Spreadsheet Format
| Column 1 | Column 2 (and beyond...) | Column 3 | Column 4 | |
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Data Type | Text or numbers | Number | Number | Number |
| Contents | The names of the data sets being displayed in your chart |
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| Example | Countries: United States, Soviet Union United Kingdom, France, China, Japan | Number of gold medals each country won at the Olympics | Number of silver medals each country won at the Olympics | Number of bronze medals each country won at the Olympics |
Customization Options
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