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Stacked Column Chart

Stacked Column charts are used to highlights the total amount of contribution for each category.

This is done by stacking columns on top of each other.

The charts are used when you have more than one data column.

Example

We want to find out the total number of generation 1 and 2 Pokemons in each of these type 1 categories: "Grass", "Fire", "Water" and "Bug".

You can copy the values to follow along:

1. Select the range A1:C5

2. Click on the insert menu, then click on the column menu () and choose Clustered Column () from the drop-down menu

Following the steps above, you will get the following chart:

The chart gives a visual overview for the total number of "Grass", "Fire", "Water" and "Bug" type Pokemons in both generation 1 and 2.

Generation 1 Pokemons are shown in blue and generation 2 Pokemons are shown in orange.

This chart shows that "Water" type Pokemons are the most common and "Fire" type Pokemons are the least common.

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100% Stacked Column Chart

100% Stacked Column is used to highlights the proportion of contribution for each data column in a category.

This is done by scaling the total value of each category in a stacked column chart to 100.

The charts are used when you have more than one data column.

Example

We want to find out the proportion of Pokemon types "Grass", "Fire", "Water" and "Bug" in generation 1 and 2.

You can copy the values to follow along:

1. Select the range A1:C5

2. Click on the insert menu, then click on the column menu () and choose Clustered Column () from the drop-down menu

Following the steps above, you will get the following chart:

The chart gives a visual overview for the proportion of "Grass", "Fire", "Water" and "Bug" type Pokemons in both generation 1 and 2.

Generation 1 Pokemons are shown in blue and generation 2 Pokemons are shown in orange.

This chart shows that more than half of Pokemons are in generation 1.

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