Cluster or Segmented Bar Charts
· Use five or fewer segments per bar or bars per cluster.
· Use darkest or densest fills for segments at baseline (or left side) and lighter fills as segments rise up the bar (or move to the right).
· Display values over, next to, or in-Fig. 24 Fig. 25Fig. 26 Fig. 27 VOL. 55, NO. 1 • JANUARY 2001 FOODTECHNOLOGY 55 side tops of bars when precise values are significant.
· Add connecting lines between bar segments to facilitate comparisons.