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Adds documentation for the new categorical bar chart visualization type in Dashboards.

This chart type allows plotting aggregate functions grouped by categorical fields rather than over time.

Since there's already an existing "Bar" widget, we've disambiguated them by suffixing with "(Time Series)" or "(Categorical)"

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Add documentation for the new Bar (Categorical) visualization type in
the Widget Builder. This chart type allows plotting aggregate functions
grouped by categorical fields like browser, country, or transaction
name, rather than over time.

Changes:
- Rename existing "Bar Chart" to "Bar (Time Series)" to distinguish it
- Add new "Bar (Categorical)" section with description and examples
- Add "X-Axis" section documenting the categorical field selector
- Update anchor links and cross-references throughout

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
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