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How to Make Variable Width Bar Charts in R

By Nathan Yau

The code to create these bar chart variations is almost the same as if you were to make a standard bar chart. But make sure you get the math right.

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About the Author

Nathan Yau is a statistician who works primarily with visualization. He earned his PhD in statistics from UCLA, is the author of two best-selling books — Data Points and Visualize This — and runs FlowingData. Introvert. Likes food. Likes beer.