[IT133:] Software Applications unit 7

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Unit 7    [IT133:] Software Applications 

 
 

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Vocabulary | Unit 7 

Chart: a graphic representation of data.

Data point: a numeric value that describes single item on a chart.

Data series: a group of related data points.

Data label: the value or name of a data point.

Category label: a group of data points in a chart.

Column chart: displays data comparisons vertically in columns.

X axis: horizontal axis on a chart which depicts categorical labels.

Y axis: vertical axis on a chart which depicts numeric labels.

Chart area: contains the entire chart and all of its elements.

Multiple data series: compares two or more sets of data in one chart.

Clustered column chart: groups similar data in columns, making visual comparisons
easier to determine.

Stacked column chart: places/stacks data in one column with each data series in a
different color.

Legend: identifies the format or color of each data series.

Bar chart: a column chart that has been given a horizontal orientation.

Exploded pie chart: separates one or more slices of the pie chart for emphasis.

Three-dimensional pie chart: contains three-dimensional view.

Line chart: uses a line to connect data points in order to show trends over a long period
of time.

Doughnut chart: displays values as percentages of the whole.

Scatter (XY) chart: shows a relationship between two variables.

Stock chart: shows the high, low, and close prices for individual stocks over time.