Summary  
This chapter covers how to create and customize column and stacked column charts to compare values across categories and to display the component parts of those totals.  

General domain of usage  
Data analysis

A Column Chart helps compare values across categories using vertical bars. Each bar represents a category, such as a country or region, and displays its metric.

A Stacked Column Chart allows displaying the component parts of a total value for each category using vertical bars.

What is the correct process to create a Stacked Column Chart in a spreadsheet?

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Columns and Stacked Columns