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From: Clark, Michelle - NRCS, Washington, DC
Date: Jan 20, 2015 6:14AM

Would it be appropriate to do a lable with the indication that there is no data for the period?

Michelle

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Subject: [WebAIM] Bar chart with empty data

Hello,

We have a publication that features the same bar chart every week, but with different data.

If no data exists for the week, the chart is empty and it looks like the one at:
http://www.mssqltips.com/tipimages2/2373_OldResult.jpg

From a usability perspective, should we be posting a bar chart with no data in it?

Our client would like to post the chart mainly to be consistent with previous (and future) weeks.

Any thoughts are appreciated.

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