Naming Basics Best practice recommendations are to create a chart placing independent variables on the horizontal, x-axis and dependent variables on the vertical, y-axis.

The X-axis, which is the horizontal axis, on most Excel charts does not use numeric intervals like the vertical Y-axis does. The X-axis contains either strings of text or a date under each set of ...

We discuss a comment on a previous post stating that the text of labels on the vertical axis of graphs must be horizontal by discussing the pros and cons of four possible positions for these labels.

This technique lets you build an Excel chart that shares supportive information in series form.

If you have uneven distribution of data in your Excel chart, here is a better way to change the automatic axis settings.

ADJUST THE AXIS SCALE ON AN EXCEL CHART Excel usually does a good job second-guessing me when it chooses the scale for an axis on a chart. But sometimes, to better focus some data, I need to adjust ...

The translation of graphs is explored A translation is a movement of the graph either horizontally parallel to the x -axis or vertically parallel to the y -axis.

Slide 1 of 9, A graph showing the x axis and y axis increasing in units of one from zero to eight, intersecting with each other at zero comma zero., A pair of axes, labelled 𝒙 and 𝒚.