DIAGRAMS, CHARTS AND GRAPHS
Presenting tables of numbers can be very informative but they may lack visual impact. You
may want the user to recognise similarities and differences instantly. A diagram, chart or
graph can help by summarising the key features of the data and representing them
graphically.
Tasks
1.
a)
b)
Label the different types of diagrams below.
Which kinds of data do they visualise best?
2.
Create the pie chart below.
Highlight the data; tab: Insert; group: Diagrams  chose Pie
double click to change title
move the slices manually
highlight and change font size and type
move diagram
3.
Change the look of the pie chart by using the different diagram tools.
© Eva Bauer
4.
Deutschhaus-Gymnasium (grammar school in Würzburg, Germany) has made available
the following outside temperature data. Decide on a suitable diagram form to plot the
temperature profile from 7 July 2016 to 14 July 2016.
Date
Temperature in °C
07/07/2016
08/07/2016
09/07/2016
10/07/2016
11/07/2016
12/07/2016
13/07/2016
14/07/2016
19.5
21.5
22.4
24.7
24.3
19.5
18.8
15.8
Tab. 1: Outside temperatures of eHive DEU-DHG-1
5.
a)
Open a new Excel spreadsheet and rename the worksheet by double-clicking its name
and typing in “outside temperature”.
b)
Create a diagram suitable for plotting a temperature profile.
c)
Find an appropriate chart title.
d)
Add appropriate axes titles to the chart.
e)
Remove the chart legend.
f)
Compare your line chart with the diagram on the BeeBIT website: www.beebit.de. Go
to diagrams, choose beehive DEU-DHG-1, select temperature, set start date to
07/07/2016 and end date to 14/07/2016, and show the diagram.
Explain the differences.
The BeeBIT eHives have different sizes, resulting in different weights. Use the data below
to plot the different countries’ eHive sizes in a suitable chart. Add an appropriate title.
eHive
SWE-EBS-1
(Sweden)
AUT-BIE-1
(Austria)
DEU-FKG-1
(Germany)
ITA-LFV-1
(Italy)
Weight in kg
62
47
28
27
6.
If there is still time left, you can change the look of the diagram as you like. You can, for
instance, add a background to the diagram or change the font type or colour.
7.
Think about any advantages or disadvantages that adding a background image to a chart
may imply.