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    How to create a bar chart with percentage of percentage

    Hello, I am trying to make a chart from the percentages columns of this main table

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    Just focusing on percentages

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    I am trying to make a bar chart where the column Number of Males > 60 % will represent the inside the column Number of Males %

    So for example the first record, I want to see 36% as the main bar and then that bar should be filled upto 57% with Number of Males > 60 % value but instead I get them stacked one on top of each other

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    Re: How to create a bar chart with percentage of percentage

    How much of this is actual chart creation, and how much is getting the right data in the spreadsheet? If you are able to create a stacked column chart, I am guessing that the problem isn't with how to create a chart, but how to get the right data in the spreadsheet.

    If I understand what you want, you need to calculate the correct value for each "stack" in the stacked column chart. Assuming I understand the desired calculation, you need to add a column that will calculate 0.57*0.36 in one column, then 1-0.57*0.36 in a second column. Assuming this is in your first picture and that A1 is the upper left cell, this could be =PRODUCT(E2:F2) in G2 and H2 would then be =1-G2 (copy/paste/fill down as far as needed). Then use these two column for your stacked column chart.

    Did I understand you correctly?
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    Re: How to create a bar chart with percentage of percentage

    Unfortunately that distorts the results into below chart

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    I tried to demo this in mspaint to clarify how exactly I want to represent

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    Re: How to create a bar chart with percentage of percentage

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    I'm not sure how the results are distorted, but I would guess that that means that I guessed wrong as far as the calculation. The chart itself will show the numbers that are in the spreadsheet. If the chart looks distorted, then the numbers in the sheet are incorrect. The overall idea should work, just replace my calculations with the correct calculations.

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    Re: How to create a bar chart with percentage of percentage

    Reuploading

    The first chart below is after I made the suggestions

    However the 2nd chart is how I want the chart to look
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    Last edited by sid86; 03-07-2022 at 09:33 PM.

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    Re: How to create a bar chart with percentage of percentage

    Calculate the percentage values, including a repercentage for the smaller column.

    For that series use data labels linked to the correct % value.
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