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Excel Chart Types

The document discusses different types of charts in Excel including line charts, column charts, clustered column charts, stacked column charts, pie charts, and bar charts. It provides examples of when each chart type would be most effective to visualize different types of data.

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Excel Chart Types

The document discusses different types of charts in Excel including line charts, column charts, clustered column charts, stacked column charts, pie charts, and bar charts. It provides examples of when each chart type would be most effective to visualize different types of data.

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Excel Chart Types 

 Line Chart: The line chart is one of the most frequently used chart types, typically
used to show trends over a period. If you need to chart changes over time, consider
using a line chart.

 Column Chart: Column charts are typically used to compare several items in a


specific range of values. Column charts are ideal if you need to compare a single
category of data between individual sub-items, such as, for example, when comparing
revenue between regions

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 Clustered Column Chart: A clustered column chart can be used if you need to
compare multiple categories of data within individual sub-items as well as between
sub-items. For instance, you can use a clustered column chart to compare revenue for
each year within each region, as well as between regions. 

 Stacked Column Chart: A stacked column chart allows you to compare items in a
specific range of values as well as show the relationship of the individual sub-items
with the whole. For instance, a stacked column chart can show not only the overall
revenue for each year, but also the proportion of the total revenue made up by each
region. 
 Pie Chart: Another frequently used chart is the old pie chart. A pie chart represents
the distribution or proportion of each data item over a total value (represented by the
overall pie). A pie chart is most effective when plotting no more than three categories
of data. 

 Bar Chart: Bar charts are typically used to compare several categories of data. Bar
charts are ideal for visualizing the distribution or proportion of data items when there
are more than three categories. For instance, a bar chart could be used to compare the
overall revenue distribution for a given set of products. 

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