Briefle words · Data & charts
Stacked bar
Also called 100%
A bar scaled to the same full height for every group and split into segments, so the segments show proportions rather than amounts.
Say it to an AI
Compare the composition of orders by fulfilment option across four regions. Use a 100% stacked bar per region with the three segments in the same order, Express first, the percentage inside each segment and a shared legend, so Express can be compared from a common left edge instead of across four pies.
How an expert would brief the stronger version of “Fulfilment mix by region”.
See it
Try it as a puzzle →Operations report in the admin dashboard of a grocery delivery marketplace.
Why: A's four 300px bars each split into Express, Standard and Pickup segments whose widths add to the full bar.
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