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ChartsNative Power BIRecommendedLive example

Stacked bar chart

Compare totals while also showing their internal composition.

Interactive example
Revenue by department and channel

Absolute totals per category

  • Click & collect
  • Online
  • Store

Simulated behaviour on the shared fictional retail dataset. Native mechanism: Yes.

Best for

Total + component comparisons across categories.

Avoid when

Precise comparison of every segment across many categories.

Typical data

Category, Measure, Legend/series

Usage

Total + component comparisons across categories.

Power BI limitation
Middle segments do not share a common baseline, reducing precision.
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