1. 8.04 Spreadsheet Charts
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2. Chart/Graphs
Charts/Graphs-Presenting and comparing data in a graphic format.
Used in business to communicate and clarify spreadsheet information
Can be used to make data easier to understand
3 Most common types of charts/graphs
Column/Bar
Pie
Line
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3. Examples of Charts used in business:
Represent sales trends within different departments of a store
Represent the contribution of individual employee sales to the total sales for a company
Represent the percent of each expense to total expenses
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4. A chart is to a spreadsheet as a picture is to a thousand words!
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5. Creating a Chart/Graph
First step in creating a chart/graph is to select the data you wish to plot.
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6. Graphs/Charts Column/Bar Line Pie
used to compare the values of various items
Line
useful for plotting trends
Pie
used to represent the percentage each item contributes to the total
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7. Uses of Column/Bar Charts
Uses the height of bars side by side to represent values.
Used to compare groups of similar data and individual values to each other.
Example: Can show: money spent on groceries in a month.
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8. Uses of Line Chart Represents trends and changes over time.
Statistics to compare a football teams performance from year to year.
Measurements of temperatures.
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9. Uses of Pie Chart Number of girls and boys in your BCT class
Number of brunettes in your BCT class
Parts to a whole
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10. Components of a Chart
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11. (the gray area shown in this graph)
Plot Area
Plot Area
(the gray area shown in this graph)
The Plot Area is the background portion of a graph.
It is the rectangular area bound by the category (X) and values (Y) axes. 11
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12. A Data Series is a collection of related values,
such as one row or one column from a spreadsheet.
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13. X-axis The X- axis is the bottom horizontal side of the graph.
It contains the category information.
Y-axis
X-axis
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14. Y-axis The Y- axis is the left vertical side of the graph.
It contains the numerical data.
Y-axis
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15. Handles
A Handles are small black squares that surround a chart when selected. 15
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16. Tick Mark
Tick Marks
The Tick Mark is used in a graph to clarify the data categories or values.
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17. Gridline
A Gridline is a horizontal or vertical line that extends across the plot area of the graph for the purpose of adding clarification to the data.
Gridlines make it easier to read and understand the values.
Gridlines 17
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18. Legend
Legend
The Legend is an object that explains the symbols, colors, or patterns used to differentiate the data. 18
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19. A Data Label is a single value or text explanation
Data Labels
A Data Label is a single value or
text explanation
used to explain the data in a series.
It is a piece of data from the data series. 19
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20. Chart Title
Chart Title
The Chart Title is the main heading, which describes the purpose and content of the chart.
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21. Axis Titles
The Y-axis Title: describes the Y-axis, which is the vertical data. The X-axis Title describes the X-axis, which is the horizontal data.
Axis Titles
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22. 7. 4. 1. 6. 5. 8. 3. 2. 9.
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Now it’s your turn!
See if you can identify all of the components and describe their functions.
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23. How did you do? 1. Data Series 2. Chart Title 3. Y-axis Labels5. 3.
3. Y-axis Labels 4.
4. Data Labels
5. Plot Area 7.
6. Gridline
7. Legend 6.
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8. X-axis Labels
9. X-axis Title 8. 9.
10. Tick Marks
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24. Vocabulary Terms
Plot Area-is the background portion of a graph.
Data Series-A collection of related values, such as one row or one column from a spreadsheet.
Y Axis-Vertical (left) edge of the plot area.
X Axis-Horizontal (bottom) edge of the plot area.
Handles-Small black squares that surround a chart when selected.
Tick Marks-Small lines that mark a unit of measurement
Gridlines-is a horizontal or vertical line that extends across the plot area of a graph

25. Vocabulary Terms
The Legend is an object that explains the symbols, colors, or patterns used to differentiate the data.
Data Label is value or text explanation to the data in a series.
Chart Title is the main heading, which describes the purpose and content of the chart.
Y-axis Title-Describes the data on the vertical axis.
X-axis Title -Describes the data on the horizontal axis.