Jul
19
Visualizing Crosstab and Grand Totals
This is the sequel to an earlier post Enhancing Text Table with Visual Background.
This post is a tentative to help read crosstab better with visual hints. The colors I use here may look outrageous. But it provides a template to customize and create your own look and feel. If you do and like to share, please leave a link in the comment.
Please note that:
- Bars of the same color are congruent in scale.
- Main table values vs subtotals/grand totals don't compare. That's why we use colors.
Note that the color legend presented here is not based on any particular data set. It's solely based on the area of the crosstab such as main table, subtotals and grand totals by row and column.
This post is a tentative to help read crosstab better with visual hints. The colors I use here may look outrageous. But it provides a template to customize and create your own look and feel. If you do and like to share, please leave a link in the comment.
Please note that:
- Bars of the same color are congruent in scale.
- Main table values vs subtotals/grand totals don't compare. That's why we use colors.
Note that the color legend presented here is not based on any particular data set. It's solely based on the area of the crosstab such as main table, subtotals and grand totals by row and column.
