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Stacked Area Graph

area graph

Description

Stacked Area Graphs work the same way as simple Area Graphs, except for displaying multiple data series that start each point from the point left by the previous data series.

The entire graph represents the total of all the data plotted. Stacked Area Graphs also use the areas to convey whole numbers, so they do not work for negative values. Overall, they are useful for comparing multiple variables changing over time.



Functions

Comparisons
Data over time
Patterns




Anatomy

area graph

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area graph