Area Chart

The area in which the image of the chart takes up. Similar to chart area.

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Bar Graph

Data which is shown in a graph, as bars, which go horizontal. The length of the bar determines the amount each variable is.

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Chart Area

The area in which the image of the chart takes up on the screen. Similar to area chart.

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Chart Title

The title of the chart.

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Chart Type

The screen where you can choose the type of graph or chart you will create. (Column Graph, Bar Graph, Line Graph etc.)

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Chart Wall

The dimensions of the area around the 3-D chart.

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Column Graph

Data which is shown in a graph, as bars, which go vertically. The height of the bar determines the amount each variable is.

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Data Series

Individual ranges inside the data range to be plotted.

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Gridline

The line that marks each value both vertically and horiztonally.

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Legend

A section on a graph or chart which tells you what each item represents. Usually the legend will tell you what symbol or color represents what.

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Line Graph

A graph which lines connect to the values in the graph.

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Pie Graph

A graph in which the data is shown as a whole, in the form of a circle.

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Plot Area

The area on a chart in which the data is displayed, for the X axis and Y axis.

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Tick Marks & Tick Mark Labels

The numbers that identify major units of possible data values along an axis (such as units of 1, 5, 10, 50, 100, 1000, etc.). Oftentimes, only every other (or every fourth) tick mark is labeled to keep the chart from being too cluttered.

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X Axis

The line on a graph or chart that goes horizontally.

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Y Axis

The line on a graph or chart that goes vertically.

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