The following table lists the components that represent or provide information about the axes of a graph.
Component |
Description |
Graph Types |
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Ordinal axis, or group axis, which has groups along it; normally the
horizontal axis, but the vertical axis in horizontally oriented graphs;
when horizontal and populated with time data, the |
Bar, line, area, combination, pareto, radar, 3-D, and stock graphs |
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Tick marks that separate the groups along the ordinal axis |
Bar, line, area, combination, pareto, radar, 3-D, and stock graphs |
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Label that identifies the groups that appear along the ordinal axis; normally has dimension member names, such as Cars, Trucks, Motorcycles, and so on |
Bar, line, area, combination, pareto, radar, 3-D, and stock graphs |
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A title for the ordinal axis; normally identifies the dimension of the group axis, such as Product |
Bar, line, area, combination, pareto, 3-D, and stock graphs |
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X-axis, which is a horizontal value axis; has regular intervals of numbers instead of group labels |
Scatter, bubble, and polar graphs |
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Tick marks that show the values along the X-axis |
Scatter, bubble, and polar graphs |
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Text that identifies the values that the tick marks represent; normally numbers such as 5, 10, 15, and so on |
Scatter, bubble, and polar graphs |
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A title that identifies the measure or dimension member that the X-axis represents, such as Sales |
Scatter, bubble, and polar graphs |
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A line along the axis that identifies a value of interest |
Scatter, bubble, and polar graphs |
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Tick labels for the right ordinal axis on a 3-D graph |
3-D graphs |
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Primary Y-axis, which is normally the vertical value axis along the left side of the plot area; has regular intervals of numbers |
All graph types except pie graphs |
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Tick marks that show the values along the Y1-axis |
All graph types except pie graphs |
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Text that identifies the values that the tick marks represent; normally numbers such as 5, 10, 15, and so on |
All graph types except pie graphs |
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A title that identifies the measure that the Y1-axis represents, such as Sales |
All graph types except pie graphs |
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A special line that shows where zero is along the Y1-axis |
Bar, line, area, combination, scatter, and bubble graphs; the data must include negative values |
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A line from which bars and areas originate; bars or areas for values below the base line value appear below the baseline |
Clustered bar, absolute area, and combination graphs |
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A line along the axis that identifies a value of interest |
All graph types except pie graphs and 3-D graphs |
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Tick marks on a 3-D marker |
3-D |
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Tick marks for the walls on a 3-D graph |
3-D |
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Secondary Y-axis, normally the vertical value axis along the right side of the plot area; has regular intervals of numbers |
Dual-Y graphs (bar, line, area, combination, scatter, and bubble graphs can be dual-Y; pareto graphs are always dual-Y) |
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Tick marks that show the values along the Y2-axis |
Dual-Y graphs (bar, line, area, combination, scatter, and bubble graphs can be dual-Y; pareto graphs are always dual-Y) |
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Text that identifies the values that the tick marks represent; normally numbers such as 5, 10, 15, and so on |
Dual-Y graphs (bar, line, area, combination, scatter, and bubble graphs can be dual-Y; pareto graphs are always dual-Y) |
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A title that identifies the measure that the Y2-axis represents, such as Units |
Dual-Y graphs (bar, line, area, combination, scatter, and bubble graphs can be dual-Y; pareto graphs are always dual-Y) |
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A special line that shows where zero is along the Y2-axis |
Dual-Y graphs (bar, line, area, and combination graphs; scatter, bubble; some data must be negative) |
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A line from which bars and areas originate; bars or areas for values below the base line value appear below the baseline |
Dual-Y clustered bar, absolute area, and combination graphs |
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A line along the axis that identifies a value of interest |
Dual-Y bar, line, area, combinaton, scatter, and bubble graphs, and pareto graphs |
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Tick marks for the left ordinal axis of a 3-D graph |
3-D |
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Text that identifies the series in a 3-D graph |
3-D |
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A title that identifies the dimension of the left ordinal axis on a 3-D graph |
3-D |
Data Axes in Graphs
Ordinal Axis in Graphs
Time Axis in Graphs