Manual

X-Y Plot chart
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An X-Ypiot chart, sometimes called a scauerp/ot, looks similar to a line
chart, but there is a significant difference between the two. Une charts plot a
value against a label (see the line chart on page 104), whereas X-Y plot charts
plot one value against another. X-Y plot charts are unique in that they take
categories two rows at a time and plot them against each othec
Another difference between Xoy plot charts and line charts is that on an X-Y
plot chart, the rick marks along each axis (X is the horizontal axis, Y the
vertical) are spaced according to their value, which may not always be at
regular intervals because of the potentially random nature of the data. On a
line chart, one axis always contains text labels which are usually evenly
spaced for visual clarity.
Variations on the standard K-Y plot chart include the following:
Lines Only. Draws only the lines connecting the points in each
series; does not draw the markers for each point.
Markers Only. Draws only the markers for each point; does not
connect the markers with lines. This choice makes an X-Y plot that
looks like a traditional scatter plot. Scatter plots are primarily used to
see how different data is grouped.
Pie chart
_ A pi_ chart is a round_charx in which the size of each slice is proportional to
the whole. Pie charts are unique in that they only draw one category of data.
The illustration on the left shows a typical pie chart.
Variations on the standard pie chart are:
• Category Titles. Inserts the category rifles into the chart.
• One Tone with Category Titles. Shows all the wedges of the pie in
one tone, with category rides.
• Ftrst Wedge Exploded. Pulls the wedge that starts near the
12-o'clock position out slighdy from the rest of the pie.
• All Exploded. Pulis all the wedges apart slighdy.
• With Percentages. Shows the percentage of the whole pie that each
wedge represents.
Spreadsheet 106