Bar Graphs

A Bar Graph compares categorical variable(s) with a quantitative variable. The categorical variable goes on the X axis, and the quantitative goes on the Y axis.

For example
Area Name New York City Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island

% of Hispanics (Dominican) 18.8% 20.6% 13.5% 32.6% 12.6% 3.5%

Categorical Variable: Borough Quantitative Variable: Percent of Hispanics (Dominican)

A bar graph can also compare two categorical variables with a quantitative variable: Area Name New York City Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island % of Hispanics (Dominican) 18.8% 20.6% 13.5% 32.6% 12.6% 3.5% % of Hispanics (Puerto Rican) 36.5% 49.5% 43.7% 28.7% 19.5% 53.3%

Categorical Variables: Borough Hispanic Nation of Origin Quantitative Variables: Percent of total Hispanics, by NOO

Option 1: Categorical Variable 1 together

Option 1: Categorical Variable 2 together

You can/should change the scale on the Y axis based on the range of your data

If you have two or more sets of quantitative data that combined equal 100%, you can also make a Segmented Bar Graph
Percent White New York City Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan 44.7% 29.9% 41.2% 54.3% Percent Non-White 55.3% 70.1% 58.8% 45.7% Total 100% 100% 100% 100%

Queens Staten Island

44.1% 77.7%

55.9% 22.3%

100% 100%