Chapter 2: Displaying and Summarizing Data

Part 1: Displaying Data With Charts and Graphs

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Excel Chart Wizard

Excel menu > Insert > Chart, or select Chart Wizard icon

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Using the Chart Wizard

Step 1: Select chart type Step 2: Enter or highlight the data range (use the Series tab to define names for data series for chart legends) Step 3: Customize the chart: titles, axis labels, gridlines, legends, data labels Step 4: Specify chart location in your workbook
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Column and Bar Charts

Can be used for any measurement scale (nominal, ordinal, interval, or ratio)

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Line Charts

Useful for variables data, particularly over time

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Pie Charts

Useful for attributes to show relative proportions

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Area Charts

Combines features of pie and line charts

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Scatter Diagrams

Shows relationships between two variables

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Radar Chart

Allows you to plot multiple dimensions of several data series.

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Other Excel Charts

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Ethics and Data Presentation

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Contingency Tables and Cross-Tabulations

Cross tabulation (contingency table) a table that displays the number of observations in a data set for different subcategories of two categorical variables. Subcategories must be mutually exclusive and exhaustive.
Age Group 1 1 0 1 2 6 0 6 3 3 2 5 4 1 3 4 5 1 1 2 6 0 3 3 7 0 4 6 Total 14 13 27

Gender Female Male Total

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Tools for Cross Tabulation

Excel Pivot Tables PHStat Two-Way Tables & Charts

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