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Pareto

Comparison · Biggest contributors + cumulative %

Added from the Insert tab; configure it in the card’s Data and Format tabs.

Bars sorted biggest-first with a cumulative-percentage line climbing over them — the 80/20 chart. It answers “how few categories account for most of the total?” at a glance: read across the line to find where it crosses 80%.

Well Accepts Notes
Category dimension
Value measure
Tooltip fields extra fields shown on hover

Measure wells carry a quick-calc dropdown (running total, YoY %, % of total, …); SquareX measures drop in like any field.

  • data labels
  • reference lines (e.g. the 80% cut)

The full panel is described in Charts & formatting.

  • Sorting and the cumulative line are computed for you — bind a Category and one Value and the chart ranks itself.
  • Classic uses: defect causes, support-ticket reasons, revenue by customer.