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Chart or a Graph
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You want avoid thousand words Clarify not confuse Influence the viewer Convey a bigger picture Less is more with graphs
Components - X axis
Sales of East Zone by QTR - 2009 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 90
Y Axis Customary to use dependent variables. Must be labeled to show range Title of Y Axis must be clear
Sales in Rupees
30.6 20.4
38.6 27.4
34.6 20.4
1st Qtr
2nd Qtr
3rd Qtr
4th Qtr
Quarters in 2009
Components Y axis
Sales of East Zone by QTR - 2009 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 90
X axis Customary to use independent variables like time, months, qtrs, years etc. Must be labeled to show East range Title of X axis must provided if West the variables on the x axis are 34.6 31.6 not very obvious 20.4
Sales in Rupees
30.6 20.4
38.6 27.4
1st Qtr
2nd Qtr
3rd Qtr
4th Qtr
Quarters in 2009
Components - Title
Sales of East Zone by QTR - 2009 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 90
A meaningful title that explains what the graph is all about
Sales in Rupees
30.6 20.4
38.6 27.4
34.6 20.4
1st Qtr
2nd Qtr
3rd Qtr
4th Qtr
Quarters in 2009
Sales in Rupees
30.6 20.4
38.6 27.4
34.6 20.4
1st Qtr
2nd Qtr
3rd Qtr
4th Qtr
Quarters in 2009
Components - Legend
Sales of East Zone by QTR - 2009 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 90 Legend is the key to the data plotted
Sales in Rupees
30.6 20.4
38.6 27.4
34.6 20.4
1st Qtr
2nd Qtr
3rd Qtr
4th Qtr
Quarters in 2009
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