Inputting CHARTS

COMP 101
Column or Bar

This type shows a bar chart or bar
graph with vertical bars. The height of
each bar is proportional to its value.
The x axis shows categories. The y
axis shows the value for each
category.
Normal - this subtype shows all data values
belonging to a category next to each other. Main
focus is on the individual absolute values,
compared to every other value.
Stacked - this subtype shows the data values of
each category on top of each other. Main focus is
the overall category value and the individual
contribution of each value within its category.
Percent - this subtype shows the relative
percentage of each data value with regard to the
total of its category. Main focus is the relative
contribution of each value to the category's total.

You can enable a 3D view of the data
values. The "realistic" scheme tries to
give the best 3D look. The "simple"
scheme tries to mimic the chart view of
other Office products.
For 3D charts, you can select the
shape of each data value from Box,
Cylinder, Cone, and Pyramid.

Pie Graph
A pie chart shows values as circular sectors of
the total circle. The length of the arc, or the
area of each sector, is proportional to its value.

Pie - this subtype shows sectors as colored
areas of the total pie, for one data column only.
In the created chart, you can click and drag any
sector to separate that sector from the
remaining pie or to join it back.
Exploded pie - this subtype shows the
sectors already separated from each other.
In the created chart, you can click and drag
any sector to move it along a radial from
the pie's center.

Donut - this subtype can show multiple
data columns. Each data column is shown
as one donut shape with a hole inside,
where the next data column can be shown.
In the created chart, you can click and drag
an outer sector to move it along a radial
from the donut's center.

Exploded donut - this subtype shows the
outer sectors already separated from the
remaining donut. In the created chart, you
can click and drag an outer sector to move
it along a radial from the donut's center.

Area
An area chart shows values as points on the
y axis. The x axis shows categories. The y
values of each data series are connected by
a line. The area between each two lines is
filled with a color. The area chart's focus is
to emphasize the changes from one
category to the next.
Normal - this subtype plots all values as
absolute y values. It first plots the area of
the last column in the data range, then the
next to last, and so on, and finally the first
column of data is drawn. Thus, if the
values in the first column are higher than
other values, the last drawn area will hide
the other areas.

Stacked - this subtypes plots values
cumulatively stacked on each other. It
ensures that all values are visible, and no
data set is hidden by others. However, the
y values no longer represent absolute
values, except for the last column which is
drawn at the bottom of the stacked areas.

Percent - this subtype plots values
cumulatively stacked on each other and
scaled as percentage of the category total.

Line
A line chart shows values as points on the
y axis. The x axis shows categories. The y
values of each data series can be connected
by a line.


Points only - this subtype plots only points.
Points and lines - this subtype plots points
and connects points of the same data series
by a line.
Lines only - this subtype plots only lines.
3D lines - this subtype connects points of
the same data series by a 3D line.
Mark Stack series to arrange the points' y
values cumulative above each other. The y
values no longer represent absolute values,
except for the first column which is drawn
at the bottom of the stacked points. If you
select Percent, the y values are scaled as
percentage of the category total.
Choose the Line type from the dropdown
to select how the points will be connected.
You can choose either Straight lines,
Smooth lines to draw curves through the
points or Stepped lines to draw lines
which step from point to point. Click
Properties to change the properties for the
smooth or stepped lines.


Net
A Net chart displays data values as points
connected by some lines, in a grid net that
resembles a spider net or a radar tube
display.
For each row of chart data, a radial is
shown on which the data is plotted. All
data values are shown with the same scale,
so all data values should have about the
same magnitude.

Stock
A Stock chart illustrates the market trend
given by opening price, bottom price, top
price and closing price. The transaction
volume can also be shown.
For a Stock chart the order of the data
series is important. The data should be
arranged as shown in the example table
below.
A B C D E F
1
Transaction
volume
Opening
price
Low (bottom
price)
High (top
price)
Closing
price
2 Monday 2500 20 15 25 17
3 Tuesday 3500 32 22 37 30
4 Wednesday 1000 15 15 17 17
5 Thursday 2200 40 30 47 35
6 Friday 4600 27 20 32 31
Scatter
An XY chart in its basic form is based on
one data series consisting of a name, a list
of x-values, and a list of y-values. Each
value pair (x|y) is shown as a point in a
coordinate system. The name of the data
series is associated with the y-values and
shown in the legend.


Choose an XY chart for the following
example tasks:
1. scale the x-axis
2. generate a parameter curve, for example a
spiral
3. draw the graph of a function
4. explore the statistical association of
quantitative variables
Your XY chart may have more than one data
series.