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Long story short, you can say that a column chart is the same thing as a bar chart, turned by 90
degrees. Indeed, a column chart is a type of chart that resembles a bar graph with bars positioned
vertically.
When should you use a column chart?
Figure 23 A visual library showcasing various chart types and data visualization techniques.
The main difference between a column chart and a bar chart is in the usage of categorical labels.
Long labels don't suit column charts because of easy overlapping. But it might be useful if the
labels are short and don’t take up a lot of horizontal space.
Column charts can sometimes be useful when showing date-over-time data. But there is a
limitation. It only works if there are only a few timestamps. For an extended number of
timestamps, it's better to use line charts.
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