Chart

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Chart

• ArcView_module_11
• May 15, 1040 AM

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Outline

• Two ways of creating charts
• How charts are created
• Steps

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Two ways of creating charts

• From Table document
• Chart is created from the selected records (or
  all records) in the active table
• From Project window
• Prompted to choose a table

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How charts are created

• ArcView creates a chart from the selected or all
  records based on the value of the field you
  specified
• The number of records shouldnt be too large

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Chart Properties dialog box
Groups field
Only numeric fields
You can choose any number of fields (depending on
chart type), and specify the order drawn in chart
Labeling field
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Data Groups/Series

• Data Groups a set of related values that
  describe the same variable
• ArcView considers the data from a field in a
  table as a data groups by default
• Data Series a set of related values used for
  comparison in a chart
• ArcView considers the data from a record in a
  table as a data series by default

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Data Groups/Series
Records
Groups Field
Labeling Field
Data Series (shown as a legend)
Data Groups (shown as a x-axis)
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You can change groups/series
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Steps

• Choose a table/theme from which you want to make
  a chart
• Select records/features that may interest you (if
  features are selected, open theme table)
• Click the Create Chart button in a Table

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Steps

• In the Chart Properties dialog box, choose Groups
  field(s), and Labeling field
• How many groups field(s)?
• One field for displaying one attribute
• Multiple fields for displaying related attributes
  
• Two fields for scatter plot (upper one becomes
  x-axis, lower one becomes y-axis)

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Steps

• Choose a chart type right for your purpose
• (e.g. column chart, bar chart, pie chart,
  scatter plot, line chart)
• Modify scales (min,max) for x, y axis if needed
• Modify labels for x, y axis if needed
• Modify colors for chart elements if needed