Shows how an initial value is affected by sequential positive and negative changes. Each floating column represents an incremental change, making it easy to trace how a starting figure grows or shrinks to reach a final total.
Where a $2.7 Billion Mars Mission Budget Actually Goes
Best for
- Showing profit and loss breakdowns
- Explaining how a starting value changes step by step
- Visualizing budget variance or financial bridges
Avoid when
- Data does not represent cumulative changes to a total
- There are too many steps making the chart hard to follow
- Values are all positive with no meaningful running total