How to make line graphs, bar graphs, pie charts in MS Excel

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Each value in a series o … f values, has an associated category. As you will notice, each line is a different color. In Excel, columns are vertical depth and labelled with letters that goes top to bottom as A, B, C, D and on.

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Section: Excel Basics Tutorial: Excel Chart Types Excel Chart Types: Pie, Column, Line, Bar, Area, and Scatter Greetings. Today we will discuss the six most common chart types supported by Microsoft Excel and provide many sample charts as well. Also, for each chart type, we'll show you available sub-types, such as stacked, 100% stacked, and 3-D. We also discuss which chart types lend themselves best to what kind of data. Once you know what chart type you need, see. A data series is usually one row of data in an Excel worksheet with the associated column headings; or one column of data with the associated row headings. In the worksheet below, we have outlined in red 3 series of data. All chart types can plot both single and multiple data series except the Pie Chart. In the worksheet below, we have outlined in red a single data series in a spreadsheet. There are sub-types of the Pie Chart available. The second chart above is the Pie in 3-D and the third chart is an Exploded Pie Chart; an Exploded Pie in 3-D is also available. Several other sub-types include the Pie of Pie and Bar of Pie - in which a second pie is created from certain values in the first pie in order to emphasize them. Notice that the Pie Chart's legend contains the column headings from the worksheet. These can be changed by editing the headings in the worksheet, or by editing the chart directly. It is possible to customize the design of the pie chart so either the numeric values or the percentages display inside the chart on top of the slices of the pie. The Column Chart The Column Chart very effectively shows the comparison of one or more series of data points. But the Clustered Column Chart is especially useful in comparing multiple data series. In the first chart image, we plotted the data points in all three series: Flowers, Shrubs, and Trees. Because Excel uses a different color for each data series, we can easily see how a single series, Flowers for example, changes over time. In a Column Chart, the vertical axis Y-axis always displays numeric values, and the horizontal axis X-axis displays time or other category. The horizontal axis X-axis in our charts displays our time segments, and the series type Flowers, Shrubs, and Trees is plotted per time segment. Excel has designed the chart in this manner because the number of time segments 4 is greater than the number of series 3. Whichever has the highest quantity will be placed on the horizontal axis X-axis. In other words, we could have Flowers, Shrubs, and Trees run along the X-axis, and the value of the four quarters plotted for each. For more customizing information, see. One variation of this chart type is the Stacked Column Chart. We show a 3-D Stacked Column Chart above in the second image. Also available is the 100% Stacked Column Chart, where each value in a series is shown as a portion of 100%. An example of a 100% Stacked Chart is shown in the section on Bar Charts. All the Column Charts have a version in which the columns display in three-dimension - as illustrated by the 3-D Stacked Column Chart above. The first chart below is a 3-D Column Chart of our data series. In newer versions of Excel, cylinders, pyramids, and cones can be used instead of bars for most of the Column charts. The second chart above shows a 3-D Pyramid Chart. The Line Chart The Line Chart is especially effective in displaying trends. In a Line Chart, the vertical axis Y-axis always displays numeric values and the horizontal axis X-axis displays time or other category. We selected the Line with Markers chart for our single series chart at left. You may choose each Line Chart type with or without markers. Markers are circles, squares, triangles, or other shapes which mark the data points. The Line Chart is equally effective in displaying trends for multiple series as shown in our chart at right. As you will notice, each line is a different color. This image shows a Line Chart without markers. Though not as colorful as the other charts, it is easy to see how effective the Line Chart in showing a trend for a single series, and comparing trends for multiple series of data values. Besides the Line Chart, we have the Stacked Line Chart and the 100% Stacked Line Chart - with or without markers. A 3-D Line Chart is available, but the Line Chart does not display data well in three dimensions. The Bar Chart The Bar Chart is like a Column Chart lying on its side. The horizontal axis of a Bar Chart contains the numeric values. The first chart below is the Bar Chart for our single series, Flowers. When to use a Bar Chart versus a Column Chart depends on the type of data and user preference. Sometimes it is worth the time to create both charts and compare the results. However, Bar Charts do tend to display and compare a large number of series better than the other chart types. All of the Bar Charts are available in 2-D and 3-D formats, but only the bars are 3-D. There is no 3-D Bar chart containing three axes. As with the other chart types, Excel provides the Stacked Bar Chart and 100% Stacked Bar Chart. The second chart above is our 100% Stacked Bar Chart in 3-D. This chart type doesn't display currency on the horizontal axis, but percentages. It allows us to see what percentage each data point has out of 100%. As with the other chart types, new versions of Excel provide the option of using cylinders, pyramids, or cones instead of bars. The Area Chart Area Charts are like Line Charts except that the area below the plot line is solid. And like Line Charts, Area Charts are used primarily to show trends over time or other category. The chart at left is an Area Chart for our single series. There are three charts available: the Area Chart, the Stacked Area Chart, and the 100% Stacked Area Chart. Each of these charts come in 2-D format and in true 3-D format with X, Y, and Z axes. The chart at right is our 3-D Area Chart, and effectively displays our three series. In many cases, the 2-D version of the Area Chart can be ineffective in displaying multiple series of data meaningfully. Series with lesser values may be completely hidden behind series with greater values - as demonstrated in the first chart below. Flowers is totally hidden, and just a wee bit of Trees peaks through. Not a very effective chart! This problem does not occur in the Stacked Area Chart shown below or the 100% Stacked Area Chart. The Scatter Chart The purpose of a Scatter Chart is to observe how the values of two series compares over time or other category. However, they have a very specific purpose. Scatter plots show how much one variable is affected by another. The relationship between two variables is called their correlation. Otherwise, they have No Correlation. Excel does not use labels from the worksheet to label the horizontal axis; it just numbers the X-axis chronologically. The Scatter Chart comes in several different formats: markers can indicate the data points; and the points can be unconnected, or connected with smooth or straight lines. Take a look at our two sample Scatter Charts below. The first chart is a Scatter Chart with Only Markers, and the second chart is a Scatter Chart with Smooth Lines. In general, markers work well when the number of data points is small, and smooth lines without markers are often used when the number of data points is large. But it is best to try the different sub-types to see which one best presents your data. Other Chart Types Excel offers other chart types, depending on your version, but the average user will not use these types of charts. Some of the other available chart types are: Stock, Surface, Doughnut, Bubble, and Radar. Customizing Excel Charts Creating a standard chart in Excel takes a minute, but customizing a chart can take a long time unless you follow a logical order. When Microsoft revised its Office products for the 2007 versions, it greatly enhanced the charting function. In some ways there are too many options. We have created a tutorial that explains the customizing options in these newer releases and we provide a recommended order in which to customize a chart. Helpful Resources If you want to dig really deep into Excel charting, check out the charting tutorials at. We hope our Excel Chart Types tutorial has been helpful.

A well-known set of transformations is the column chart. Visualization Excel charts allow spreadsheet administrators to create visualizations of data sets. These are design changes, not changes to the data itself, but they may have a profound impact in the way we see the chart and the insights we gain from it. MS Excel: Charts In Microsoft Excel, a chart is often called a graph. When you choose a tool to simplify your dataset you choose the best tool for the task at hand. The Chart Tools become available.