Properly formatted charts and graphs can help you grasp the patterns and trends hidden within the raw data of an Excel spreadsheet. For example, if you are comparing the stock performance of two ...

The X-axis, which is the horizontal axis, on most Excel charts does not use numeric intervals like the vertical Y-axis does. The X-axis contains either strings of text or a date under each set of data ...

Plot points with coordinates where \(x\) and \(y\) are equal. Three points are sufficient, but more can be plotted. Draw a line through the plotted points. If \(x\) is positive, \(y\) is negative. If ...

The Switch Row or Column feature allows the user to swap data over the axis; the data on the X-axis will move to the Y-axis. It’s a feature that transforms the data in the chart. Shantel has studied ...

You can make a bar graph in Excel by first selecting the range of data you want to depict, and then using the dropdown menu to select the desired chart. A bar graph represents the data of an Excel ...

So, you want to know how to create a scatter plot in Excel. Chances are, you probably already know what the term means, but given Microsoft Excel’s arsenal of options packed into each tab, getting ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I help people communicate data clearly with graphs. This post is motivated by a comment on my blog post Line Charts Are Not Always ...

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The graphs of \(y = 2x + 1\) and \(y = 2x - 2\) are shown below. The graph of \(y = 2x + 1\) crosses the \(y\)-axis at (0, 1). The graph of \(y = 2x - 2\) crosses the ...