Bar Chart Properties
This section describes the Bars tab that is associated with a bar chart. To access the bar chart properties, right-click near the center of a plot, and select from the pop-up menu.
The Bars tab controls attributes of the bar chart. The Bars tab is shown in Figure 5.4.
Figure 5.4: Plot Area Properties for a Bar Chart
The Bars tab contains the following UI controls:
- Fill
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sets the fill color for each bar.
- Fill: Use blend
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sets the fill color for each bar according to a color gradient.
- Outline
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sets the outline color for each bar.
- Outline: Use blend
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sets the outline color for each bar according to a color gradient.
- Fill bars
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specifies whether each bar is filled with a color. When not selected, only the outline of the bar is shown.
- Show labels
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specifies whether each bar is labeled with the height of the bar.
- Y axis represents
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specifies whether the vertical scale represents frequency counts or percentage.
- “Other” threshold (%)
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sets a cutoff value for determining which observations are placed into an “Others” category.
For a discussion of the remaining tabs, see Chapter 9: General Plot Properties.