Not Sure How to Draw Pareto Charts in Excel?

QI Macros Pareto Charts Have Many Advanced Features

Pareto chart required elements plus some unique time saving features:

  • Cumulative line chart with percentages. Starts from top right corner of first bar.
  • Bars do not touch. Bars > 20% are colored.
  • Choose the # of bars you want (default is 9.) The remaining categories are summarized into an "Other" bar to the far right.
  • Create multiple Pareto charts at once.
  • Draw a Pareto chart from raw text data without needing to sort and subtotal first.
  • Draw a Pareto chart directly from a PivotTable.
anatomy of a pareto chart

Pareto Chart Step by Step Instructions

1. Select Your Data

pareto data example

2. Click on Pareto Chart

pareto chart on qimacros menu

3. Input # of Bars

define number of bars on pareto chart

 

QI Macros Does the Rest

pareto chart

NOTE: If you have less than 1,000 rows of data, and receive the following prompt, make sure you have selected your data set or column heading(s), instead of your ENTIRE column:

more-than-1000-rows-prompt

How to Create Multiple Pareto Charts With One Click

1. Select Your Data

sample data to create multiple paretos

Data should share the same categories (col A)

2. Click on Pareto Chart

pareto chart on qimacros menu

3. Input # of Bars

define number of bars on pareto chart

 

QI Macros Does the Rest

create more than one pareto

How to Create Pareto Charts on Raw Text Data Not Yet Summarized

1.Select column heading

unsummarized text data

Make sure the column has a heading. Click on the heading (i.e. B1).

2. Click on Pareto Chart

pareto chart on qimacros menu

3. Input # of Bars

define number of bars on pareto chart

 

QI Macros Does the Rest

pareto from text data

Create Paretos Directly From a Pivot Table

1. Select Labels and Data

pivot table example

Use the Ctrl key to select non-adjacent columns. Don't select the total.

2. Click on Pareto Chart

pareto chart on qimacros menu

3. Input # of Bars

define number of bars on pareto chart

 

QI Macros Does the Rest

nested paretos

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