How to Create a Clustered Bar Chart

Clustered bar charts are good for comparing the size of groups for a given category. For example, Male vs Female for different cola brands. In order to make a clustered bar chart, you will need to use a table with categories in both the rows and columns as an input. This article describes how to create a clustered bar chart from an existing table like this:

To a chart like this:

Requirements

At least one of the following:

• A table with at least two columns and one row.
• Two variables.

Method 1 - via the visualization menu

1. If you don't already have a page in your document, create one by clicking + > Page in the Report tree.
2. Select Visualization > Bar > Bar from the toolbar.
3. Click on the page where you'd like to place the visualization.
4. In the object inspector , under Data > Data Source > Data, select the table that you want to base the chart on. Alternatively, in Data > Data Source > Variables select the data that you would like to be in the rows. See the caveats if you use this method.
5. OPTIONAL: If using Variables in Step 4, select the secondary variable to use as your cluster in Data > Data Source > Groups.
6. OPTIONAL: Under Chart, make additional adjustments to change the appearance of the visualization.
7. Click Calculate and/or ensure that Calculate Automatically is checked.

Method 2 - using an existing table

1. Select the table.
2. From the object inspector , go to Visualization > Bar > Bar.
3. OPTIONAL: Under Chart, make additional adjustments to change the appearance of the visualization.
4. Click Calculate and/or ensure that Calculate Automatically is checked.

Options

The following is an explanation of the options available in the Object Inspector for this specific visualization. Refer to Visualization Options for general chart formatting options.

Chart

Appearance

• Gap between bars - Specify the amount of space between bars as a proportion of the available space. Values can range from 0 (no gaps) to 0.99 (bars are shown as lines).

Note

Important information about editing captions: 

Visualization caption edits may not be retained when a visualization with a nested table is switched back to a table. Normally, this only occurs when you double-click the caption and edit the text directly. As a workaround, we recommend using Appearance > Caption > Edit to edit your captions.

Next

How to Create a Bar Chart

How to Create a Stacked Bar Chart

How to Create Several Bar Charts Using Small Multiples

How to Customize the Color of a Single Category in a Bar, Column, or Funnel Visualization

How to Apply a Gradient Palette to a Bar, Column, or Pyramid Visualization

Creating and Modifying Visualizations