1. Chart ArcView_module_11 May 15, 10:40 AM

2. Outline Two ways of creating charts How charts are created Steps

3. Two ways of creating charts From Table document Chart is created from the selected records (or all records) in the active table From Project window Prompted to choose a table

4. How charts are created ArcView creates a chart from the selected or all records based on the value of the field you specified The number of records shouldn ’ t be too large

5. Chart Properties dialog box Groups field You can choose any number of fields (depending on chart type), and specify the order drawn in chart Labeling field Only numeric fields

6. Data Groups/Series Data Groups: a set of related values that describe the same variable ArcView considers the data from a field in a table as a data groups by default Data Series: a set of related values used for comparison in a chart ArcView considers the data from a record in a table as a data series by default

7. Data Groups/Series Data Groups (shown as a x-axis) Data Series (shown as a legend) Records Groups FieldLabeling Field

8. You can change groups/series

9. Steps Choose a table/theme from which you want to make a chart Select records/features that may interest you (if features are selected, open theme table) Click the Create Chart button in a Table

10. Steps In the Chart Properties dialog box, choose Groups field(s), and Labeling field How many groups field(s)? One field for displaying one attribute Multiple fields for displaying related attributes Two fields for scatter plot (upper one becomes x- axis, lower one becomes y-axis)

11. Steps Choose a chart type right for your purpose (e.g. column chart, bar chart, pie chart, scatter plot, line chart) Modify scales (min,max) for x, y axis if needed Modify labels for x, y axis if needed Modify colors for chart elements if needed