Exploring Data in One Dimension

Bar Chart Properties

This section describes the Bars tab 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.

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. Otherwise, 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.


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Figure 5.4: Plot Area Properties for a Bar Chart

For a discussion of the remaining tabs, see Chapter 9, "General Plot Properties."

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