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What is a line chart in Excel?

Joe Ford

What is a line chart in Excel?

A line chart is a built-in Excel chart type, with each data series plotted as a separate line. Line charts are a good way to show change or trends over time. Line charts can be customized to show or hide data markers of various shapes and sizes.

How do I create a bar graph in Excel with two variables?

To create a combo chart, select the data you want displayed, then click the dialog launcher in the corner of the Charts group on the Insert tab to open the Insert Chart dialog box. Select combo from the All Charts tab. Select the chart type you want for each data series from the dropdown options.

How do I make a line graph in Excel 2010?

Create a Line Chart in Excel

  1. Click on the Row of data you wish to include in the line chart.
  2. Click on the Insert tab in the Office Ribbon.
  3. Click on the Line button in the Charts group.
  4. Click on the Line Chart type you wish to use.

How do I make a single line graph in Excel?

Create a line chart

  1. Copy the example worksheet data into a blank worksheet, or open the worksheet that contains the data that you want to plot into a line chart.
  2. Select the data that you want to plot in the line chart.
  3. Click the Insert tab, and then click Insert Line or Area Chart.
  4. Click Line with Markers.

How do you graph a line in Excel with equation?

How to Graph Linear Equations Using Excel

  1. Highlight the data you want to graph by clicking at the top left of the data and dragging the mouse to the bottom right.
  2. Click on the “Insert” tab.
  3. Select “Line graph” and choose “2-D Line.” Excel will draw the graph for the linear equation based on the table of values you input.

How do you graph a line in Y MX B in Excel?

To draw a straight line thru the data, right click on a data point, and select “Add Trendline”. Select Linear regression. If the plot is to go thru the origin, check the “Set Intercept” box, and enter 0 in the box. To show the equation of the line (y=mx +b), check the “Show Equation” box.

What is the M in Y MX B?

Definition 1. In the equation y = mx + b for a straight line, the number m is called the slope of the line. Definition 2. In the equation y = mx + b for a straight line, the. number b is called the y-intercept of the line.