Bar Chart Visualization with Excel Power View

Bar charts are commonly used to compare data points from many data series. The categories are sorted vertically, and values are organized horizontally in a bar chart. To learn more about bar charts please refer here. A bar chart, often known as a bar graph, is a type of chart that uses rectangular bars with heights proportionate to the values they represent to depict categorical data. The categories are shown on one axis of the chart, while the value scale is represented on the other. The bars are all the same width, allowing for quick data comparison.

Bar Chart Visualization

Let’s consider an example of using a bar chart where we need to plot the curve with more than one data series. And, we need to compare the data from different categories, whereas the axis labels are rather lengthy. In Power View, there are three types of bar charts: stacked, 100% stacked and clustered. The country is represented vertically, whereas numerical data is presented horizontally. Let’s take a dataset as an example in order to understand bar chart visualization. This is the major dataset that will be used in this case.

Steps to Create a Bar Chart Visualization

The following example shows how to create a bar chart in Excel step by step:

Step 1: Create a table in Power View. Choose the Country, Events, and Season options. This Country and Events are category fields, whereas Events are numbers.

Step 2: Choose the Table. Select the DESIGN tab. Select Bar Chart from the Switch Visualization group. Any option you can select from the dropdown menu. But here Clustered Bar option is selected.

Step 3: In the Power View Fields pane, the Events is under area – Values. In the Power View Fields pane, the country is under Axis. In the Power View Fields pane, the Seasons are under the area – Legend.

Step 4: The table will be transformed into a Clustered Bar chart. A Bar Chart appears with Events by Country and season. The X-Axis represents the events, while the Y-Axis represents the country. The data points are shown as different bars, demonstrating the different seasons.

Data Exploration using Bar Chart Visualization

A Bar Chart may be used to analyze data in a variety of ways. You will understand the many data visualization methods accessible to you. Hover your mouse over one of the bars. Then it will display information about the country, season, and event.

Choose the Bar. Only that particular Bar will be highlighted. The remaining Bars will be inactive.

Bar Chart and Table Combination

By adding a Table to the same Power View, you may see the Bar Chart presentation.

Choose a country, events, and season. Make the Bar Chart and Table places as shown above. The table displays the values of the data points indicated in the Bar Chart.