Variance Charts

Inforiver Analytics+ offers a broad range of variance charts. The variance can be displayed in absolute or percentage terms across various charts. This section outlines the steps and options available for configuring variance charts in Inforiver Analytics+.

Variance Chart Configuration

• Select a Chart Type.

• Navigate to the Measure tab. Under the Series section, select the required Variance Type. You can choose to display a variance chart, absolute variance, or percentage variance.

Charts supporting Variance

Column/Bar Charts

• Overlapped Column/Bar

• Integrated Variance Column/Bar

• Split Bars

Line Charts

• Line Chart

• Variance Line Chart

Area Charts

• Area Chart

• Variance Area Chart

Waterfall Charts

• Variance Waterfall

• Variance Waterfall + Column

• Side-by-side Waterfall

Bullet Charts

• Conditional Column/Bar

• Comparative Bullet Column/Bar

• IBCS Bullet Column/Bar

• Qualitative Bullet Column/Bar

• Multi-measure Bullet Bar

Statistical Charts

• Box Plots

Color Configuration in Variance Charts

In Inforiver Analytics+, you can customize the variance charts to visually distinguish between positive and negative variances. To apply variance colors:

• Navigate to Settings > Canvas.

• Scroll down to the Variance section and choose the desired colors for Positive Variance and Negative Variance.

Enable the Invert Color toggle to reverse the color mapping for positive and negative variances.

Additional Formatting Options

Here are the other settings that help you refine your Radar/Polar chart.

Feature	Description	Link
Number	Configure number formatting (decimals, units)	Charts - number settings
Legend	Show/hide and customize the legends	Charts - legend settings
Data Label	Show exact values for each data point	3.6. Data label customizations
Trellis	Create small multiples using category split	6. Trellis customizations
Conditional Formatting	Apply color rules to highlight values	9. Conditional formatting
Sorting	Sort axis order	Sorting data
Ranking	Limit to top/bottom N categories	Ranking for charts

Migrating from xViz Variance Chart to Analytics+

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For additional guidance on configuring and using variance analysis features in Inforiver Analytics+, refer to the blog posts:

• A Guide on Variance Analysis in Power BI with Inforiver Analytics+

• Variance chart in Power BI