Pareto Chart

A special example of a bar chart

1. What is a Pareto chart?

A pareto chart contains both bars and a line graph, where individual values are represented in descending order by bars, and the line presents the cumulative total.

When to use a Pareto chart?

  • There is a lot of data and needs to be organized.

  • You want to communicate the top issues to stakeholders.

  • There is a need to prioritize tasks.

  • The relative importance of data needs to be analyzed.

2. How to build a Pareto chart with example

The Pareto chart visually depicts the distribution of sales revenue across different categories, highlighting the significant contributors and enabling businesses to focus their efforts on the most influential factors for maximizing revenue growth and improving overall sales performance.

  1. Click Click here to add your first chart

  2. In the menu, select Pareto to create a pareto chart

3. Pareto Chart Config

  1. Select the database you use to create suggested in the list

  2. Choose the table containing the data you use to create, then it will show you the list of fields included in the table

  3. Drag/drop or select the X-Axis value

  4. Drag/drop or select the Y-Axis value

  5. Drag/drop or select the Legend properties (optional)

  6. Drag/drop or select the Sorting field to sort out the data in the chart (optional)

  7. Drag/drop or select the Filters field to emphasize a specific data (optional)

  8. You can see the visualization of your chart on the left side and select Settings to change the element’s settings

  • TITLE & SUBTITLE

You can change the title of the chart, choose the font, color and size of the name. You can also add the subtitle and change its format.

  • LEGEND

You can change the legend position (top, bottom, middle), input the name, choose the font, color and size of the name.

  • X AXIS

When you turn on the X Axis, you can input the Prefix, Postfix and change their format. X Axix title can also be added and change format too.

  • Y AXIS

When you turn on the X Axis, you can input the Prefix, Postfix and change their format. X Axix title can also be added and change format too. If you turn on Gridlines, you can change the size and the display of the Gridlines (solid, dash, dot,...).

  • DATA COLOR

Data color can be set auto or you can choose your favorite colors.

  • DATA LABEL

If you turn the label on, you can choose its style to perform (percent, value, raw), choose the font, color and size of the label and its position.

  • SHAPE

You can change the size and the display of the Pareto line (solid, dash, dot,...). Also, marker on the line is optional.

  • BACKGROUND

You can change the background color of the chart.

  • TOOLTIP

When you hover over a column of the chart, a text box appears to display information about the data of that column. You can change the text color, font, and background.

  • OTHER

Change the display unit, precision, and other functions

9. After building the chart visualization, click Add to create your chart.

10. Your chart will show up along with actions like sharing, editing, etc.

We hope that the above instructions will be useful to you. Let's have a look at our other articles to learn more about using other charts in data visualization with Rocket.BI.

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