Featured Chart: Stacked Grouped Bar Chart

From the August 2005 issue of ChartLine

The Group Stack Bar Chart can provide an added layer of depth to your data visualization project. These types of charts work best with data that can be extracted into a hierarchal -category structure. Proper data structure is the key to building a Group Stacked bar chart. The data can be manipulated at the database level, before it is brought into Named Data Set (NDS) or afterwards using a Process Module.

Install Instructions :

  1. Import Project Archive Games0802051118.zip into NetCharts Designer
  2. Create on Excel ODBC System DSN pointing to ..\Visual Mining\NetCharts Designer 4.6\workspace\Games\statsheet.xls

The example uses shooting statistics from a basketball team for 3 games. Graphically, we want to show total points broken down by player for each shooting category, grouped by the opponent.

The data is structured so all chart values can easily be extracted from the NDS.

Values

Opponent =“Bar Set Name”,

Player =“Bar Set Group”

2PT, 3PT and FT will each be a “Bar Set”

 

Labels

Opponent Name = “Bar Labels”

Category Labels = “Group Stack Labels”

 

Legend

Player Name = “Legend Items”