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CHARTS
Representing data in the pictorial form has always been considered a good medium to attract the
attention of readers. Charts in Excel are the 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
looking at 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 Grid lines
MARKS OBTAINED
Y-axis
120
100
80
Plot Area Chart 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 often used to display categories or labels. It is also
known as the category axis.
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