How to Create a Bar Chart from a Table

Introduction

This article describes how to show data from two different types of tables: SUMMARY tables and crosstabs, like these:

In bar charts like these:

Requirements

• A table with one or more columns.

Method: from a one-column table

1. Select Visualization > Bar > Bar.

2. Under Inputs > DATA SOURCE > Output in 'Pages' select the table that you want to base the chart on.

3. Click Calculate and/or ensure that Automatic is checked.

Method: from a multi-column table

1. Select Visualization > Bar  > Bar.

2. Under Inputs > DATA SOURCE > Output in 'Pages' select the table that you want to base the chart on.

3. Under Inputs > COLUMN MANIPULATIONS > Columns to show enter the label or index of the column.  In the example above, "Diet Coke" was entered.  Alternatively, the number 2 could have been entered (the index of the second column on the table).

4. Click Calculate and/or ensure that Automatic is checked.

See Also

How to Create a Bar Chart from a Variable

How to Create a Clustered 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 Pyramid Visualization

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