Charts Charts are used to present information so that it can be quickly and easily understood.

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Charts Charts are used to present information so that it can be quickly and easily understood.

Advantages of Charts Easier to identify trends. Easier to identify relationships in data. Chart is linked to the data so that changes to the data are shown immediately in the chart.

Chart Types Bar & Column Charts Show values of data and allow comparison between categories Bar - horizontal Column - vertical

Chart Types Stacked Charts Show more than one item for each category, allowing comparison within the category. Bar - horizontal Column - vertical

Chart Types Pie Charts Show values of data and allow comparison to the whole. The area of each slice represents the fraction of the whole It allows only one data series

Chart Types Line Charts Show the relationship between values. They can be used to show the rate of change.

Chart Components Chart Title Legend Values in a data series Value axis (Y-axis) Category axis (X- axis) Category labels