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How to Create a Bar Chart

The answer how to create a bar chart can be found in ConceptDraw software. The simple tips guide you through the software to quickly learn how to create a bar chart.
This double bar chart sample shows the nitrate concentration in milligrams per liter in Community Water Systems (CWS), mean and maximum by year, in New Mexico in 1999-2015. It was drawn using data from the New Mexico's Indicator-Based Information System (NM-IBIS) website. [ibis.health.state.nm.us/ indicator/ complete_ profile/ CommWaterNitrates.html]
"Nitrate toxicity is a preventable cause of methemoglobinemia (blue baby syndrome), especially in infants. Infants younger than 4 months of age are at greatest risk of toxicity from nitrate-contaminated drinking water.
These infants are more susceptible to developing methemoglobinemia because the pH of their gut is normally higher (less acidic) than in older children and adults. The higher pH enhances the conversion of ingested nitrate to the more toxic nitrite. The bacterial flora of a young infant's gut is also different from that found in older children and adults and might be more likely to convert ingested nitrate to nitrite. Gastroenteritis can increase body transformation of nitrate to nitrite and absorption into the bloodstream of nitrite from the large intestine.
A large proportion of hemoglobin in young infants is in the form of fetal hemoglobin. Fetal hemoglobin is more readily oxidized to methemoglobin (MHg) by nitrites than is adult hemoglobin. In addition, in infants, the enzyme (NADH-dependent methemoglobin reductase) responsible for reduction of formed MHg back to normal hemoglobin has only about half the activity it has in adults.
Symptoms such as shortness of breath and bluish skin coloring around the mouth, hands, or feet, can occur in infants rapidly over a period of days. If the condition is severe, it could lead to convulsions, coma, and even death, if untreated. Most older children and adults can take in larger amounts of nitrate without experiencing the same health effects as infants. However, pregnant women, nursing mothers, and people with low stomach acid conditions or those deficient in an enzyme that changes MHg back to normal hemoglobin are more susceptible to nitrate-induced methemoglobinemia and could be affected by water with nitrate levels above 10 mg/ L.
Adverse reproductive outcomes such as spontaneous abortions, intrauterine growth retardation, and various birth defects such as anencephaly have been reported in scientific literature from exposure to high nitrate levels in drinking water; however, the evidence is inconsistent.
Little is known about possible health effects from high nitrate level exposure over a long period of time. However, some studies suggest that there might be a risk of stomach, esophageal or bladder cancers in people with prolonged ingestion of high levels of nitrate. This might be due to the formation of nitrosoamines in the body following ingestion exposure to high levels of nitrate.
International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classified ingested nitrate or nitrite as probably carcinogenic to humans (Group 2A) under conditions that result in formation of nitroso-compounds (e.g., nitrosoamines) in the body (endogenous nitrosation)." [ibis.health.state.nm.us/ indicator/ view/ CommWaterNitrates.MeanMax.Year.html]
The column chart example "Nitrate concentration in Community Water Systems (CWS)" was created using the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the Bar Graphs solution from the Graphs and Charts area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.
Double bar graph
Double bar graph, vertical bar chart, column chart,
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How to Create a Bar Chart in ConceptDraw PRO

Bar charts (bar graphs) are diagrams displaying data as horizontal or vertical bars of certain heights.
Bar charts are widely used to show and compare the values of the same parameters for different data groups.
The bar graph can be vertical or horizontal. This depends on the amount of categories. There are many methods in which bar graph can be built and this makes it a very often used chart type. Usually, a bar chart is created so that the bars are placed vertically. Such arrangement means that the bar's height value is proportional to the category value. Nevertheless, a bar chart can be also drawn horizontally. This means that the longer the bar, the bigger the category. Thus, a bar chart is a good way to present the relative values of different measured items. The ConceptDraw Bar Graphs solution allows you to draw a bar chart quickly using a vector library, containing the set of various bar charts objects.
The vector stencils library "Bar charts" contains 7 templates of bar and column charts for visualizing quantitative and statistical data comparison and changes in time series. Drag template from library to your document and enter your data.
Use these shapes to draw your bar graphs in the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software.
The vector stencils library "Bar charts" is included in the Bar Graphs solution from the Graphs and Charts area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.
Vertical bar chart
Vertical bar chart, vertical bar chart,
Horizontal bar chart
Horizontal bar chart, horizontal bar chart,
3D bar chart
3D bar chart, bar chart,
Cylindrical bar chart
Cylindrical bar chart, cylindrical bar chart,
Double bar chart
Double bar chart, double bar chart,
Column chart - serial
Column chart - serial, vertical bar chart, column chart,
Horizontal bar chart - serial
Horizontal bar chart - serial, horizontal bar chart,
Coordinate system 3D
Coordinate system 3D, coordinate system,
Use this vertical bar chart template to design your column charts in the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software.
"Bar graphs can ... be used for more complex comparisons of data with grouped bar charts and stacked bar charts. In a grouped bar chart, for each categorical group there are two or more bars. These bars are color-coded to represent a particular grouping. For example, a business owner with two stores might make a grouped bar chart with different colored bars to represent each store: the horizontal axis would show the months of the year and the vertical axis would show the revenue. Alternatively, a stacked bar chart could be used. The stacked bar chart stacks bars that represent different groups on top of each other. The height of the resulting bar shows the combined result of the groups. However, stacked bar charts are not suited to datasets where some groups have negative values. In such cases, grouped bar charts are preferable." [Bar chart. Wikipedia]
The column chart template "Double bar graph" is included in the Basic Bar Graphs solution from the Graphs and Charts area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.
Template
Template, double bar chart, double bar graph,

Bar Chart Examples

Complete set of bar chart examples is produced using ConceptDraw software. Surfing bar chart examples you can find an example that is the best for your case.

Bar Chart Template

These bar chart templates was designed using ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with Bar Graphs solution from Graphs and Charts area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.

Bar Chart Software

The best bar chart software ever is ConceptDraw. ConceptDraw bar chart software provides an interactive bar charting tool and complete set of predesigned bar chart objects.

Chart Maker for Presentations

Easy charting software comes with beautiful chart templates and examples. This makes it easy to create professional charts without prior experience.

How to Create a Column Chart

The question how to create a column chart have a simple answer. Use ConceptDraw tips to find out how to create a column chart depicts your data the best way.

Column Chart Software

ConceptDraw Column Chart software allows drawing column charts using predesigned objects or drawing tools. In ConceptDraw Column Chart software you can find a complete set of column chart tools and objects.

Chart Examples

Easy charting software comes with beautiful chart templates and examples. This makes it easy to create professional charts without prior experience.

Chart Templates

Easy charting software comes with beautiful chart templates and examples. This makes it easy to create professional charts without prior experience.
The vector stencils library "Composition charts" contains 6 templates: 2 pie charts, 2 divided bar charts and 2 double divided bar charts.
The vector stencils library "Composition indicators" contains 6 templates of visual indicators.
Use these design elements to visualize composition comparison of your data in your visual dashboard created using the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software.
"A pie chart (or a circle graph) is a circular chart divided into sectors, illustrating numerical proportion. In a pie chart, the arc length of each sector (and consequently its central angle and area), is proportional to the quantity it represents. While it is named for its resemblance to a pie which has been sliced, there are variations on the way it can be presented. ...
An obvious flaw exhibited by pie charts is that they cannot show more than a few values without separating the visual encoding (the “slices”) from the data they represent (typically percentages). When slices become too small, pie charts have to rely on colors, textures or arrows so the reader can understand them. This makes them unsuitable for use with larger amounts of data. Pie charts also take up a larger amount of space on the page compared to the more flexible alternative of bar charts, which do not need to have separate legends, and can also display other values such as averages or targets at the same time. ...
Most subjects have difficulty ordering the slices in the pie chart by size; when the bar chart is used the comparison is much easier. Similarly, comparisons between data sets are easier using the bar chart. However, if the goal is to compare a given category (a slice of the pie) with the total (the whole pie) in a single chart and the multiple is close to 25 or 50 percent, then a pie chart can often be more effective than a bar graph." [Pie chart. Wikipedia]
The example "Design elements - Composition charts and indicators" is included in the Composition Dashboard solution from the area "What is a Dashboard" of ConceptDraw Solution Park.
Composition charts and visual indicators
Composition charts and visual indicators, pie chart, mini pie chart indicator, double divided bar, divided bar indicator, divided bar,

Rainfall Bar Chart

This sample shows the Horizontal Bar Chart of the average monthly rainfalls.
This sample was created in ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software using the Bar Graphs Solution from the Graphs and Charts area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.