Which chart type is used to display data in vertical columns?

• A. Column Chart
• B. Bar Chart
• C. Cell Range
• D. Absolute Reference

Answer: (A)

Showing data in vertical columns is what a column chart does. This chart type uses upright bars to represent values for each category, with categories laid out along the horizontal axis and the value scale on the vertical axis. The height of each column makes it easy to compare magnitudes across categories at a glance. A bar chart, by contrast, uses horizontal bars, so it displays data in horizontal rows rather than vertical columns. Cell Range and Absolute Reference are spreadsheet concepts related to selecting data and how formulas refer to cells, not chart types. So for displaying data as vertical columns, the column chart is the right choice.