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      Creating a visualization - Bar Chart

      In this article, you will learn to create a Bar chart.

      Introduction:

       A bar chart is a data visualization which is representation of data where each category is representated by a rectangle, with the height of the rectangle being proportional to the values being plotted.  For example, the height of each rectangle is proportional to the number of people who are listed in each category whether they have Graduated or Dropped out.

      Let's understand this with an example.

      Let's learn how to display the number of students by Status - Graduated or Dropped out.

      Step 1.  In Impact Cloud Dashboard, to create a chart, click on the Chart tab from the Home screen.  You can alternatively click on the + symbol to open the Chart submenu and click on Chart to create one.

      Step 2.  For this example, select the following

      Dataset :  Scholarship data

      Note: It is physical dataset .

      Popular charts or All Charts: Bar Chart 

      Finally, click on Create New Chart at the bottom right-hand side.

      barchart

      NOTE: It is mandatory to select the dataset and chart type to create charts

      Step 3.   In this example, select the below:

      Dimensions: Status

      Metrics :  COUNT(*) ( for counting the students in each Status).

      Note: You may use other mathematical operations such as SUM, AVG by choosing a numeric field on the metric

      Click on the Create Chart button.

      barchart_create

       

      Remember: Selecting Dimensions and Metric is mandatory to create a Bar Chart

      Step 4. The Bar chart visualization is created that shows the Status of Students who have graduated or Dropped out.

      barchart-1

      Step 5. Let's save the chart with the name "Status of Students" to the Dashboard named "Scholarship Demo" or any Dashboard that you have created.

      barchartsave

      Step 6.  Your  visualization using Bar Chart is created.

      barchart_save

      Let's learn about other visualizations in the next article.

      LET'S PRACTICE

      Step A: In this same visualization, let's learn the number of students by Gender in each Status.

      Step B : Edit the chart as shown below :

      editbarchart

      In this example, select the below :

      Dataset : Scholarship Data

      Dimensions :  Status

      Breakdown : Gender

      Metrics:  Count(*)

      Step C: Update the Chart.

      breakdownbar

      Step D: The above visualization should be displayed which shows the number of Students categorized on Status then by Gender.

       Congrats !! You have learned to use Bar Chart.