ComparisonSample
Column chart
Vertical bars compare a measure across a few categories or periods from a shared baseline.
The plain read: which channel is largest.
Sample data
Use it when
- Comparing a small number of categories with short labels
- Showing a handful of discrete periods
Avoid it when
- Labels are long: use a horizontal bar chart
- There are more than about 12 columns
Display modes
- Default
- The plain read: which channel is largest.
- Annotated
- Calls out the channel that broke from the pack, against the average.
- Comparative
- Adds last quarter beside this one so growth and decline show per channel.
- Ranked
- Sorts channels largest first so the pecking order is instant.