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Thread: Excel Data Sources

Excel Data Sources
KnockOffNigel 12/29/2008 10:18:00 AM
Excel 2007

I have created a standard line chart, which I hoped to represent two
different data sets on (x-axis = time, y-axis = %).

Data Series 1 plots perfectly.
Data Series 2, instead of plotting the second data series, plots Data Series
1 + Data Series 2 (added together). When you add data labelling, it states
the % as the correct value, i.e. it says 7.26% but plots the point 5% (-2.26%
+7.26%).


Rather confused, I cannot determine what I am doing wrong. I'd suggest a
fundamental error with excel, but that seems ridiculous. Please help!
Re: Excel Data Sources
"David Biddulph" <groups [at] biddulph.org.uk> 12/29/2008 10:48:00 AM
I suggest that you go back and look carefully at what sub-type of line chart
you have chosen. My guess is that you have chosen a "stacked" chart.
Choose a line chart other than stacked, or if you are trying to plot your Y
values against your X values you may find that XY (confusing described as
"scatter") is the right chart type.
--
David Biddulph

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[Quoted Text]
> Excel 2007
>
> I have created a standard line chart, which I hoped to represent two
> different data sets on (x-axis = time, y-axis = %).
>
> Data Series 1 plots perfectly.
> Data Series 2, instead of plotting the second data series, plots Data
> Series
> 1 + Data Series 2 (added together). When you add data labelling, it states
> the % as the correct value, i.e. it says 7.26% but plots the point 5%
> (-2.26%
> +7.26%).
>
>
> Rather confused, I cannot determine what I am doing wrong. I'd suggest a
> fundamental error with excel, but that seems ridiculous. Please help!


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