how is a pareto chart different from a standard vertical bar graph 
a vertical bar graph is a type of graph that visually displays data using vertical bars going up from the bottom in a vertical bar graph the lengths are proportional to the quantities they represent vertical bar graphs are typically utilized when one axis cannot have a numerical scale a pareto chart is a type of chart that contains both bars and a line graph individual values are represented in descending order by bars and the cumulative total is represented by the line a pareto chart is different from a vertical bar graph because the bars are positioned in order of decreasing height with the tallest bar on the left 