Lecture 17

Practice Session

Divide the students into groups of three to four.

Instruct each group to practice the following:

Question 1: Let's consider a sample data set related to monthly sales performance for a
hypothetical business.

The data set includes the total sales in dollars for each month over a year.

Month Sales

January ₹5,000

February ₹6,000

March ₹7,500

April ₹4,000

May ₹8,000

June ₹9,000

July ₹7,000

August ₹5,500

September ₹6,500

October ₹7,500

November ₹8,500

December ₹9,500

In Excel:

Create a Line Graph:

● Using the provided data set, create a line graph to visualize the trend in monthly
sales over the year. What insights can be derived from the line graph?

Create a Bar Graph:

● Construct a bar graph representing the monthly sales data. Which month had the
highest sales, and which one had the lowest?

Create a Pie Chart:

 ● Develop a pie chart to illustrate the proportion of total annual sales contributed
by each month. Which month had the largest share in the total sales?

Question 2: Let's consider a hypothetical scenario related to budget allocation for

various departments in a company.

We will use this scenario to create practical questions for both treemap and heatmap in
Excel.

Department Budget Allocation($)

Sales 300,000

Marketing 200,000

IT 150,000

Human Resources 120,000

Finance 180,000

Operations 250,000

Create a Treemap:
● Using the provided budget allocation data, create a treemap in Excel to visualize
the distribution of budgets across different departments. What insights can be
gained from the treemap regarding the relative sizes of budget allocations?

Create a Heatmap:
● Develop a heatmap in Excel to represent the budget allocations. Apply a color
scale where darker shades represent higher budget allocations. Which
department has the highest budget, and which one has the lowest based on the
heatmap?