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Radar Chart

A radar chart looks like a spider’s web. Radar charts
are a way of comparing multiple quantitative
variables. Each variable is provided with an axis
that starts from the centre. It is mostly useful for
comparing data that is not dependent on time.

Stock Chart
A stock chart is specially designed for plotting
data values related to trades and shares. To create
a chart, the data requires opening price, closing
price, high and low values.

Bubble Chart

A bubble chart uses Cartesian coordinate
system to plot points along a grid where the
X and Y axes are separate variables. Colours
can also be used to distinguish between
categories. Bubble charts are mostly used to
compare and show the relationship between
categorised circles.

Creating a Chart

To make a chart, we fi rst need to enter the data into a worksheet. After the data is entered,
there are two method to create a chart.

Method 1

Select the cell and press the F11 key. Excel
automatically creates a chart for you. This is the
shortest way of creating a chart.

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