Bar Charts

A bar chart is a series of rectangles, whose widths are equal, and whose heights are proportional to the value they represent. The bars are separated from one another by equal space. Bar charts show the changes in the figures of the variables.

Types of Bar Chart:

1. Simple Bar chart.
2. Components Bar Chart.
3. Multiple Bar Charts.

Simple Bar Chart:

Simple bar charts are bars of various height that represents data with different values or figures. It is a type of bar chart that doesn’t have different parts. 

Component Bar Charts:

Component bar charts are charts showing information with various portions, or components, and each of the bars is proportional to the figure, or value represented. Component bar charts involve data that constitutes part of more than one category, and each bar is divided into portions according to the magnitude they represent.

Multiple Bar Charts:

This type of bar chart represents multiple bars, and each bar stands proportionate, to the value or figure under consideration. Multiple bar chart values are drawn in separate bars, and touch one another in a set or group of data. It is also called a Compound Bar Chart. It enables us to compare items within a given period.