# Visualization - Bar - Small Multiples Bar

A panel of bar charts, rather than stacking or clustering the bars on the same chart. A bar chart presents categorical data with horizontal rectangular bars representing the values or proportions.

The Small Multiples - Bar Chart feature creates a panel of bar charts, rather than stacking or clustering the bars on the same chart. A bar chart presents categorical data with horizontal rectangular bars representing the values or proportions.

## Example

The example below uses data from a soft drink tracking study. The following visualizations show the cola preferences of both male and female respondents.

### Create a Small Multiples Bar Chart in Displayr

1. Go to Insert > Visualization > Small Multiples > Bar Chart
2. Under Inputs > DATA SOURCE > Output in ‘Pages’, select your table from the dropdown menu

## Object Inspector Options

The following is an explanation of the options available in the Object Inspector for this specific visualization. Refer to Visualization Options for general chart formatting options.

What are small multiples?
The psychology of small multiples

## Code

{
"formChartType": "Bar",
"formStackSeries": false,
"formSmallMultiples": true,
"formAsPercentages": false,
"formScatterLabelType": "As hover text"
}