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Creation of a Grouped Bar Chart


Published: 15 Mar 2017
Last Modified Date: 20 Jul 2023

Question

How to create grouped bar charts, also known as side-by-side bar charts. 

Environment

Tableau Desktop

Answer

To create a grouped bar chart or side-by-side chart, ensure that the desired pill is set to Continuous so that the continuous field that anchors the horizontal location of each bar, forming the group.

 
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Example 1: Monthly Side by Side Bar Charts for Multiple Years

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Example 2: Using a Dimension

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Example 3: Stacked Side-by-side Bar Charts

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Example 4: Stacked with Dates

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Example 5: Dual Axis & Stacked

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Additional Example: Side-by-side chart combined with a continuous line chart

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