bar chart

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bar chart

A visual display of the size of the different categories of a variable; the categories or values of the variable are represented by bars of different lengths.

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When working with bar charts, you can shade bars from lightest to darkest for easier comparison.

Telling your story: using dashboards and infographics for data visualization: data visualization allows libraries to communicate their message in a clearer and more effective way

The bar chart and the list reward--with recognition and prestige--high-performing units and managers.

On why all public executives should exploit the value of distributing comparative data: two simple mechanisms, the bar chart and the list, can reward high-performing units and their managers. These same two, simple feedback mechanisms can also reprove low-performing units and managers

The bar chart JavaBean component discussed in this paper is a graphical component that can be embedded in Java applications, either through instantiation in the code, or by dragging onto a form in an IDE's form builder.

Teaching software componentization: a bar chart java bean

EXECUTIVES' OUTLOOK FOR THEIR OWN COMPANY OVER THE NEXT 12 MONTHS: WILL DECREASE CAPITAL SPENDING 31% WILL INCREASE CAPITAL SPENDING 22% WILL REDUCE WORKFORCE 35% WILL ADD TO WORKFORCE 17% EXPECT OPERATING MARGINS TO SHRINK 27% EXPECT OPERATING MARGINS TO GROW 32% Note: Table made from bar chart.

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Whereas the bar chart focuses attention on discrete activities, the CPM schedule emphasizes interrelationships among activities.

"With the exercise of due diligence and dispatch": scheduling business interruption

A very interesting variation of the simple bar chart is the stacked bar chart.

Graphs, An Underused Information Presentation Technique

Most people have a need at some time to create a plan and schedule for a project or to calculate and include timeline information and bar charts in a business plan.

INEXPENSIVE AND EASY-TO-USE PROJECT MANAGEMENT TOOL UNVEILED

A series of HPLOT commands in the program sets up the entire bar chart in the lower half of the report form.

Easy-to-read immunochemical graphics

ConceptDraw PRO Composition Dashboard templates, samples and libraries of Live Objects: Composition Charts (Pie Chart, Divided Bar Chart, Double Divided Bar Chart) and Graphic Indicators (Mini Pie Chart, Horizontal and Vertical Divided Bar).

CS Odessa Releases a New Solution Area Named "What Is a Dashboard" for ConceptDraw PRO v9 and ConceptDraw Office v2 Revolutionizes Progress Tracking for Businesses of Every Size

A graphic barometric trend shows present reading and previous 1-, 3-, 6- and 12-hr readings in a bar chart format.

Digital Barometer ensures accurate forecasting

SPONTANEOUS AWARENESS Del Monte 73% Princess 18% John West 4% Dole 3% Note: Table made from bar chart.

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For example, a bar chart like the one in Exhibit 3, which compares spending for governmental activities by expense category over two fiscal years, is helpful in identifying significant changes in expenses between the two years.