Population pyramid charts (also known as "age-sex pyramids") are commonly used to present
and analyze population information based on age and gender.
Creating a simple Population pyramid chart
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In the Chart Type section, click the Population
pyramid icon.
The canvas updates to display a Population pyramid chart template.
Select a Y-axis variable from the drop-down list.
Select a Split by variable from the drop-down list.
Click the Save visualization in the
project control. Select Create a new asset or Append
to existing asset. Provide a Visualization asset name, an optional description, and a
chart name.
Click Apply to save the visualization to
the project. The new visualization asset is now available on the Assets
tab.
Options
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Y-axis
Lists variables that are available for the chart's Y-axis.
Split by
Select a categorical variable that creates a table of charts, with a cell for each category in
the Split by variable. Like grouping, split by variables essentially add more dimensions to your
chart by displaying information for each variable category.
Bin width
The slider controls the size of the interval that is used to split the data into groups.
Show distribution curve
When enabled, the distribution fitting curve is shown on the chart.
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