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CHARTS


                 Representing data in the pictorial form has always been an effective way to attract the attention of
                 readers. Charts in Excel are a pictorial representation of data and are also called graphs. It is much
                 simpler for us to observe patterns in the form of charts or graphs rather than examining the textual
                 data.



                            ADVANTAGES OF CHARTS

                 Charts are advantageous in the following ways:
                   A lot of information can be displayed in an easy-to-understand format.
                   Data can be presented in an attractive way to attract the attention of readers.

                    A chart is more informative and enables us to take instant decisions by analysing the data easily.



                            COMPONENTS OF A CHART


                 A chart can be understood without difficulty if it is clearly marked. There are many components of a
                 chart. They are discussed below:


                                        Y-axis                        Title           Data Series      Gridlines


                                                                MARKS OBTAINED
                                 Y-axis
                                    120

                                    100
                                    80
                  Plot Area
                                    60

                                     40
                                     20

                                      0
                                            HIMANI      LAKSHAYA        RAVI         SHWETA        AADYA

                                               1            2             3             4            5
                                 X-axis
                                                         ENGLISH      HINDI     COMPUTER SC.


                                       X-axis                       Legend


                   Title: It describes the main purpose and content of the chart.
                   X-axis: It is the horizontal axis of the chart. It is also known as the category axis.





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