[Yr11 Information Technology] Column v Bar Charts

[PARLAS John]

I encourage my students to use bar charts when the category names are too long to fit vertically.
They are easier to read when horizontal.

Regards
John

John Parlas
eLearning Leader
Teacher of ICT and Physics
Mount Lilydale Mercy College

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Sent: Wednesday, 13 February 2013 6:07 PM
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Subject: [Yr11 Information Technology] Column v Bar Charts

Are there situations when it is more appropriate to use a column chart compared to a bar chart and vice versa?

I do realise one is vertical and the other is horizontal but is there a particular reason why you would choose one over the other?

Aren't they really serving the same purpose?

Anthony

Anthony  Sullivan
Head of Information Technology

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