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Percentages in pie chart
Hi,
I have a pie chart with five categories but I need to show them in the pie chart as whole numbers. My values are 13.68%, 2.56%, 8.55%, 14.53%, 60.68% I expect the chart wants to add up to 100% in round numbers so I expect it to round the 14.53% up, and the 60.68% up, however what it actually does is rounds the 14.53% down to 14% and the 60.68% down, which is incorrect. Please can you advise how I can resolve or explain this? Thanks |
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It rounds 3 up and 2 down to get 100%. How else would you you do it?
Does this significantly change the "meaning/interpretation" of the chart? "Paula" wrote: Hi, I have a pie chart with five categories but I need to show them in the pie chart as whole numbers. My values are 13.68%, 2.56%, 8.55%, 14.53%, 60.68% I expect the chart wants to add up to 100% in round numbers so I expect it to round the 14.53% up, and the 60.68% up, however what it actually does is rounds the 14.53% down to 14% and the 60.68% down, which is incorrect. Please can you advise how I can resolve or explain this? Thanks |
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Percentages in pie chart
On the chart, right click one of the values
Select Format Data Labels for dropdown menu On Number tab, set the number of decimal places required best wishes -- Bernard V Liengme Microsoft Excel MVP www.stfx.ca/people/bliengme remove caps from email "Paula" wrote in message ... Hi, I have a pie chart with five categories but I need to show them in the pie chart as whole numbers. My values are 13.68%, 2.56%, 8.55%, 14.53%, 60.68% I expect the chart wants to add up to 100% in round numbers so I expect it to round the 14.53% up, and the 60.68% up, however what it actually does is rounds the 14.53% down to 14% and the 60.68% down, which is incorrect. Please can you advise how I can resolve or explain this? Thanks |
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When I altered the format of the data labels from 2 decimal places to zero,
it rounded to the nearest as I expected. Make sure your labels are set to use "Value", not "Percentage". -- David Biddulph "Paula" wrote in message ... Hi, I have a pie chart with five categories but I need to show them in the pie chart as whole numbers. My values are 13.68%, 2.56%, 8.55%, 14.53%, 60.68% I expect the chart wants to add up to 100% in round numbers so I expect it to round the 14.53% up, and the 60.68% up, however what it actually does is rounds the 14.53% down to 14% and the 60.68% down, which is incorrect. Please can you advise how I can resolve or explain this? Thanks |
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Hi,
Thanks to all, I have ran the data from the percentage data and set to run off value rather than percentage and this is now adding the correct numbers. Thanks for all of your help. Paula "David Biddulph" wrote: When I altered the format of the data labels from 2 decimal places to zero, it rounded to the nearest as I expected. Make sure your labels are set to use "Value", not "Percentage". -- David Biddulph "Paula" wrote in message ... Hi, I have a pie chart with five categories but I need to show them in the pie chart as whole numbers. My values are 13.68%, 2.56%, 8.55%, 14.53%, 60.68% I expect the chart wants to add up to 100% in round numbers so I expect it to round the 14.53% up, and the 60.68% up, however what it actually does is rounds the 14.53% down to 14% and the 60.68% down, which is incorrect. Please can you advise how I can resolve or explain this? Thanks |
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