Comments on: Stacking is out http://blog.bissantz.com/stacking Bissantz ponders Mon, 05 Jul 2010 13:53:30 +0200 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Stacked Bar Chart Improvement » PTS Blog http://blog.bissantz.com/stacking/comment-page-1#comment-4579 Stacked Bar Chart Improvement » PTS Blog Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:45:51 +0000 http://blog.bissantz.com/stacking#comment-4579 [...] Stacking is out, Nicolas uses a similar technique to show separate bars instead of stacked bars to show the [...] […] Stacking is out, Nicolas uses a similar technique to show separate bars instead of stacked bars to show the […]

]]> By: Jon Peltier http://blog.bissantz.com/stacking/comment-page-1#comment-4575 Jon Peltier Sun, 17 Aug 2008 00:10:41 +0000 http://blog.bissantz.com/stacking#comment-4575 "Our conclusion: Do away with stacked charts!" I avoid these when possible, but sometimes the client "knows best." One case in which stacking is still okay is in a box and whisker chart. I like your last chart and agree with your use of it. What would make it one bit better is the ability for the user to interactively sort by any of the columns. Perhaps by clicking on the column header. “Our conclusion: Do away with stacked charts!”

I avoid these when possible, but sometimes the client “knows best.” One case in which stacking is still okay is in a box and whisker chart.

I like your last chart and agree with your use of it. What would make it one bit better is the ability for the user to interactively sort by any of the columns. Perhaps by clicking on the column header.

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