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Chart Types
The available chart types are determined by the data type of the columns selected for each axis of the chart.
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In the table below, the Number data type includes the following numerical data types: Double, Integer Number, Real Number, and Real Number with Units.
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Chart Type
Axis Data Type
Other Axis Data Type
Description
Column
String
Number
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Default chart type when the First Axis Value selection data type is a string. Categories are organized along the horizontal axis, and values along the vertical axis. The values represent the count for each category in the table data.
Bar
String
Number
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Categories are organized along the vertical axis, and values along the horizontal axis. The values represent the count for each category in the table data.
Pie
String
Number
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Displays categories as pie slices, with each slice representing a percentage of the whole (all categories).
Pareto
String
Number
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A column chart, with the values for each category sorted in descending order. The line shows the cumulative relative frequency for each category.
Line
String
Number
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Displays the value for each category as a point on a line chart. Categories are organized along the horizontal axis, and values along the vertical axis. The points represent the count for each category in the table data, and the points are connected by a line.
Histogram
Number
Date and Time
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Default chart type when the First Axis Value selection data type is a number or date. A histogram displays the frequency of data in vertical columns.
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Histograms and horizontal histograms do not support constraining the Results Table by clicking on a chart sprite, since each sprite represents a range of values rather than individual results.
Horizontal Histogram
Number
Date and Time
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Displays frequency of data in horizontal columns.
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Histograms and horizontal histograms do not support constraining the Results Table by clicking on a chart sprite, since each sprite represents a range of values rather than individual results.
Stacked Column
String
Number
String
Number
Default chart type when both the First Axis Value and Second Axis Value selection data types are a string or number.
Vertical stacked rectangles show the contribution of each value to the total for each category.
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Stacked columns do not support constraining the Results Table by clicking on a chart sprite, since each sprite represents a range of values rather than individual results.
Stacked Bar
String
Number
String
Number
Horizontal stacked rectangles show the contribution of each value to a total between categories.
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Stacked bars do not support constraining the Results Table by clicking on a chart sprite, since each sprite represents a range of values rather than individual results.
Clustered Column
String
Number
String
Number
Compares values across categories. Each vertical bar represents a value in the category.
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Clustered columns do not support constraining the Results Table by clicking on a chart sprite, since each sprite represents a range of values rather than individual results.
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The Aging, Scatter Group, and Scatter Plot chart types will be available in future releases.