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Steps to create a particular chart

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    Steps to create a particular chart

    Hey, Wondering if anyone can help me with this problem. I have a set of data and need to construct a plot of data, but i dont know the steps to create one in excel. i have an example of data and the correct chart but if anyone can provide me with the steps to create the chart in excel, i would appreciate it.Thanks

    UK Household Final Consumption Expenditure on Housing

    Year Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
    2002 311 295 292 315
    2003 326 313 312 339
    2004 353 336 331 360
    2005 372 359 358 391
    2006 411
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    You need to transform this data table in to a series of two columns:
    Year-Period
    Value

    Then you can chart it.

    To transform the table values:
    Take the values (not the headings or row labels) and put them in a new worksheet starting in A1. .
    Give the range a name eg data2
    In cell A1 type:
    =INDEX(data2,ROUNDUP(ROW()/4,0),IF(MOD(ROW(),4)=0,4,MOD(ROW(),4)))
    Copy this formula down the page until errors occur. Delete the error cells, and there's your data.

    Then add a column to the left and create the relevant row labels (over to you...).

    Select the new table, choose Insert, Chart and follow the options...

    hth
    Mike

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    thx for your help, i took ur advice and managed to do it. instead of a 2 coloums a used 3 coloumns and used the formula u provided to sort the data out. thx again.

    2001 Q1 150
    Q2 156
    Q3 162
    Q4 168
    2002 Q1 158
    Q2 165
    Q3 169
    Q4 175
    2003 Q1 165
    Q2 172
    Q3 177
    Q4 183
    2004 Q1 173
    Q2 181
    Q3 185
    Q4 193
    2005 Q1 180

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