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Bar Chart

Bar chart is a versatile tool for comparing values across categories, ideal for evaluating and visualizing differences between various groups or data sets. 🚀



This chart is suitable for:

  • Category comparison – Easily compare quantitative values across different categories.
  • Displaying changes over time – Use horizontal or vertical bars for different periods.
  • Distribution analysis – See which categories have the highest or lowest values.
  • Frequency distribution visualization – Shows how often certain values appear in the sample.

Typical Use Cases:

  • Sales in different regions
  • Evaluation across Categories
  • Number of users by group
  • Comparing company revenues

yml Configuration example
yml
type: bar
title: Quarterly Revenue (By Product Line)

data:
  table: demo.cleaned_sales_data
  query: 1=1

  metrics:
    - name: sales
      operator: sum
      title: sales

  x: order_date
  granularity: quarter
  groupby: product_line

controls:
style:
  stack: true 
  x_axis: { rotate: 90 }