A psychology study found that bar graphs representing averages were prone to misinterpretation. Plus, how to improve your data literacy.

We now show a bar graph plotted with the data from the labels of Figure 3. Notice that the sales growth now appears to be fairly linear, while Figure 3 suggests rapid growth in recent years.

Thanks to their visual simplicity, bar graphs are popular tools for representing data. But do we really understand how to read them? New research has found that bar graphs are frequently ...

Given how powerful and ubiquitous data visualization is, wouldn’t you like to be better at it? Want to pick up a couple of tips to make your next chart or graph more convincing? If so, keep reading.

You can make a bar graph in Excel by first selecting the range of data you want to depict, and then using the dropdown menu to select the desired chart. A bar graph represents the data of an Excel ...

Bar graphs are designed to show categorized data. But they are often used for other types of data, partly because they are easier to make using Microsoft Excel than are other kinds of charts ...

Delete all data labels inside the bar chart’s bar except the percentage. Right-click the Target data series again, and choose Format data series from the context menu.

You can make a bar graph on Google Sheets to make the data in your spreadsheet more digestible, useful, and visually appealing.

Perhaps you’ve seen them popping up in your own timeline: insular, blocky chunks of bar graph data curiously sent out by the people you follow. These visual representations are actually lines of ...