Vertical and Horizontal Bar Plots

The Bar Plot is a histogram made up of rectangular bars, whose length is proportional to the values they represent.

It could be vertical or horizontal oriented. Below you will find general characteristics for the vertical bar plot. Horizontal bar plot is postponed to this section.

Dimension (mandatory field are bold)	Type	Description
X	axis/grid	It controls the attribute to be visualized on the x-axis.
Y	output	It controls the output which allows the evaluation of bar heights.
Color	target	It controls the color of the various created traces.

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Plot option menu add-ons

In the Plot option menu, in the case of bar or horizontal bar plot you can find an extra option:

• Bar Mode Type: it can assume two different values, grouped for a grouped bar plot, stacked for a stacked plot.

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Horizontal bar plot

Horizontal bar plot is available as a separate plot type which needs to be chosen by clicking on the Plot type button with the left click.

With respect to the vertical version, the unique difference is the exchange between X and Y dimensions.

Dimension	Type	Description
X	output	It controls the output which allows the evaluation of bar widths.
Y	axis/grid	It controls the distribution of points/bars onto the y-axis.
Color	target	It controls the color of the various created traces.