AREA CHART

Area chart showing cigarette butt counts rose at campaign start and then dropped dramatically after no-smoking signage was installed.

WHY USE AN AREA CHART?

Area charts are basically more substantial line charts where the area is filled in with a color. They are good for showing the change in magnitude of something across another variable such as time (trends). 

 

What’s included in this downloadable Excel file:
the template and instructions for an area chart

 

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