Single Column Horizontal Bar Chart

The single column horizontal bar chart is AddMaple’s default view when you select one categorical column. Each category is shown as one horizontal bar; the length of the bar represents count (or an aggregated value if you use aggregation).

When to use it

• One categorical column — Multiple choice, multi-select, or other category columns.
• Long category names — Horizontal layout keeps long labels (e.g. country names) readable. See why AddMaple uses horizontal bar charts.
• Many categories — Easy to scan and sort when there are lots of options.

How to create it

1. Open the Chart Dashboard and select your dataset.
2. Choose a single categorical column — Click one column so only that column is in the pivot (one column in the sentence builder).
3. The chart updates automatically to a horizontal bar chart.

No extra steps are needed; this is the default for a single categorical column.

What you see

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Single column horizontal bar chart

• Bars — One horizontal bar per category.
• Length — Represents count of rows (or Total/Average/Median/Count Unique if aggregation is set).
• Sorting — Use the left-hand controls to sort by label or value, ascending or descending.
• Colors — Bars use your project’s color scheme.

Options

You can aggregate by another column (Total, Average, Median, Count Unique), and toggle sort, decimal display, or percentage via the left controls.

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Aggregate by a different column

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Toggle decimal

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Toggle percent

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Toggle sort

Tips

• Use Number of (aggregation) to show Total, Average, Median, or Count Unique for a chosen column instead of row count.
• Click a bar to filter the dataset to that category.
• Combine with filtering and legend merging to simplify and focus the chart.

Key points

• Default chart when viewing one categorical column.
• One horizontal bar per category; length = count or aggregated value.
• Best for long labels and many categories; sort and filter via left-hand controls.