Exploring Data in One Dimension

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 Plot Area Properties 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: sets the fill color for each bar.
Fill: Use blend: sets the fill color for each bar according to a color gradient.
Outline: sets the outline color for each bar.
Outline: Use blend: sets the outline color for each bar according to a color gradient.
Fill bars: specifies whether each bar is filled with a color. When not selected, only the outline of the bar is shown.
Show labels: specifies whether each bar is labeled with the height of the bar.
Y axis represents: specifies whether the vertical scale represents frequency counts or percentage.
"Other" threshold (%): 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.