Bar graphs seem like one of the simplest ways to represent data. Many people assume that the longer the bar, the bigger the number it represents. Sometimes bar graphs represent an average not a total ...

In this post we show you how to create a Bar Graph or Column Chart in Excel. Bar graphs could be both 2-D or 3-D depending on the editor you use.

Bar charts shorten time to insight, enable straightforward comparisons between different items and data sets, and bring a clean visual representation to your audience. While there are certainly ...

You can turn any graph into stunning 3D with Illustrator. In this post we show you how to make a Bar Graph 3D in Illustrator the easy way.

The takeaway: every bar graph needs a zero on its scale. If you see one without a zero, be careful. In a future post I'll discuss whether line graphs and other graphs also need a zero on their scales.

Ken Schultz, a political scientist at Stanford, was inspired by the misleading Wall Street Journal graphic and disappeared Tax Foundation blog post to illustrate just how easy it is to manipulate ...