This post recommends using Trellis plots instead of 3D bar charts for three-dimensional (three variable) data. In Winner of the Bad Graph Contest Announced, I promised to present alternatives to Excel ...

Graphs are tools for conveying the meaning of numbers at a glance, but if you choose the wrong type or settings, they can actually lead to misunderstandings. This article explains how to choose the ...

Google Sheets now lets you import 3D bar charts to spreadsheets in their original format. The app previously defaulted to 2D charts when importing data from other providers, such as Microsoft Excel.

Google Sheets is rolling out its Excel 3D bar chart import fix to enterprise accounts on Scheduled Release domains beginning today, July 13 — two weeks after Rapid Release users received the same ...

Excel’s chart features can turn your spreadsheet data into compelling visual communications—if you know what to do. This guide will walk you through the basics of setting up trends, percentages, ...

So, you need some eye-popping visuals to show off your top sales numbers for that meeting in 40 minutes but data, not design, is your forte. No problem. With Excel 2013—even if you’ve never used ...

You won’t believe how easy it is to create animated bar charts in the R programming language to show rankings over time. Racing bar charts can be a useful way to visualize comparative data over time.

Bar graphs seem like one of the simplest ways to represent data. Many people assume that the longer the bar, the bigger the number it represents. Sometimes bar graphs represent an average not a total ...