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.

How to Plot Two Things on the Same Y Axis in Excel. Properly formatted charts and graphs can help you grasp the patterns and trends hidden within the raw data of an Excel spreadsheet.

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.

Learn how to plot coordinates and create straight line graphs to show the relationship between two variables. Also, plot graphs that contain a negative coefficient of x.

You can make a bar graph in Excel by first selecting the range you want to depict, and then using the dropdown menu to select the desired chart.