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.
Pareto Chart Step by Step Instructions
1. Select Your Data
2. Click on Pareto Chart
3. Input # of Bars
QI Macros Does the Rest
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:
How to Create Multiple Pareto Charts With One Click
1. Select Your Data
Data should share the same categories (col A)
2. Click on Pareto Chart
3. Input # of Bars
QI Macros Does the Rest
More detailed example of creating before and after charts to show improvement
How to Create Pareto Charts on Raw Text Data Not Yet Summarized
1.Select column heading
Make sure the column has a heading. Click on the heading (i.e. B1).
2. Click on Pareto Chart
3. Input # of Bars
QI Macros Does the Rest
More detailed example of creating paretos from text
Create Paretos Directly From a Pivot Table
1. Select Labels and Data
Use the Ctrl key to select non-adjacent columns. Don't select the total.
2. Click on Pareto Chart
3. Input # of Bars
QI Macros Does the Rest
More detailed example creating nested paretos from pivottables
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