So im trying to make my scatter chart start from (in this case) 30 - 1 instead from 1 -30 [enter image description here][1]
https://i.stack.imgur.com/SJtTk.jpg
so im trying to make the graph start at 30
what the graph is supposed to look like is if you were to rotate this image 180 degrees.
https://i.stack.imgur.com/F6cIB.png
any help is much appreciated
Right click on the Y-axis of your chart and select format axis. Under that, check 'values in reverse order' in Axis Option. Hope this is what you are looking for!
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I'm trying to create a scatter straight line chart to visually show how a retaining wall looks in elevation view. I have a top of wall dimension and bottom of wall dimension and the length of each wall section. I am able to use the top and bottom of wall dimension but having trouble showing the length of the run. I have tried to add the wall length as another data point, but doesn't work, it just skews the other two points. Tried to use a cumulative run length, helper column, but couldn't get that value to populate the x axis properly. I added some notes in red in the image below. Spent a few hours and appreciate any help.
I perhaps wouldn't use excel for diagramming this, but I think you would need to add more points and interpolate the values. If your minimum wall length is 25, then you could use 25 as your base. Wall 1 is 100, so you need 4 points (100 / 25). Wall 3 is 150 so you need 6 points. Plus 1 point for each wall to accommodate start/stop.
For missing values in wall 1 top, you would take (230-224.3)/4 = 1.425. Then add 1.425 to the value above it.
It would look something like this:
And this would need to be a line chart, where column A can represent the X-axis for labeling.
looking for a bit of assistance
I want a scatter graph with the X axix showing performance of an investment fund comparative to the Y axis which will have a volatility value.
Thus far the scatter graph takes the data and separates the two values out, I want the scatter plot to have incorporated both figures.
I have included an image showing, if someone could point out where I am going wrong?
Thanks in advance
ScatterGraph
When inserting your chart, make sure you choose the second option:
I'm trying to create what I would call a Vertical stacked scatter plot or a scatte plot with a 2 dimensional x-axis. I tried using excel's normal charting tools as well as its pivot charting functionality, but I have not been able to crack this one. As anyone had any luck with this type of a chart or can you recommend a tool that can handle it. I've included an image of what I'm trying to achieve below:
The Y axis has months, and the X axis is a combination of Year and Units.
Thanks in advance for your input.
This can be easily handled in Tableau, if you and your users have access to it. For example, using sample Excel data with this format:
Date Units
1/1/2014 10
2/1/2014 20
3/1/2014 30
4/1/2014 40
...
You can create the scatter plot you've shown in your mock-up by doing the following:
Drag Date to Rows and change it to Month level
Drag Date to Columns and leave it at Year level
Drag Units to Columns
Change the Marks type to Circle
Reduce the size of the circles so they look like points
Sort Month according to your preference
Here's a link to a screenshot of the set-up and resulting plot:
screenshot of scatter plot
There are also many formatting options to change the look of the plot.
I've made a chart with Excel 2010's "Combo" option for chart type so I can plot two data series for the same depth points. The image below shows the default, which is very close to what I want - except I would like to have the axes flipped so that the current X axis, which is depth, is displayed as the Y axis and both primary and secondary current Y axes plot as X axes. In other words, I'd like to rotate the chart area by 90 degrees clockwise. The "Switch Row/Column" doesn't do what I want (or expect) and I'm running out of both ideas and patience. Is there an easy fix? Or a hard fix?
Here's the plot as-is:
And here's a dummy plot of the end goal made by rotating the image around in Paint, in case the picture makes it clearer:
Finally, as was pointed out in the comments, the whole thing looks goofy and might be better plotted as a bar graph with two bars. I tried this as well and came away almost all set - but the gray bars plot from left to right and the blue bars plot from right to left. Seems like it should be as simple as changing the "Plot Series On" option to Primary Axis for both, but this destroys the graph.
I looked around and I think this link has instructions for what you're looking for: https://superuser.com/questions/188064/excel-chart-with-two-x-axes-horizontal-possible
In MS Excel 2010, I have the following data. I created a simple line chart but it uses the data axis automatically (that's what I want). The problem is that the first date (11/25/2015) is right below 0% (of the y-axis) and I don't want that to happen. I want to move the middle area of the chart along with the x-axis a bit to the right so that it doesn't look shabby. How to go about doing this?
I added a new row and then deleted it but the chart automatically adjusts by itself. I have also tried simply resizing the chart. I've also tried creating new rows but I don't know if that's the right way.
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select your X axis and right click on it and then select Format Axis from the pop up menu.
in the options screen that comes up on the right you can set your MAX and MIN values so your chart does not resize on you at all or you can limit how much it can resize in one direction. You can also set where the AXIS crosses. now this will apply to where the Y axis crosses.
This information can be set for the Y axis as well by selecting it and repeating this process. When you do it for the Y axis, you are controlling where the X axis will cross.