Graph for percentages

1. What graph to use for percentages?
2. How do you show percentages on a graph chart?
3. Can you use a bar graph for percentages?

What graph to use for percentages?

Pie charts can be used to show percentages of a whole, and represents percentages at a set point in time. Unlike bar graphs and line graphs, pie charts do not show changes over time.

How do you show percentages on a graph chart?

To display percentage values as labels on a pie chart

The data labels should appear within each slice on the pie chart. On the design surface, right-click on the labels and select Series Label Properties. The Series Label Properties dialog box appears. Type #PERCENT for the Label data option.

Can you use a bar graph for percentages?

You can represent counts and percentage values together in a table. For a bar chart, the height of the bar must be either the counts or the percentage. If you want to display both the counts and the percentage value, you need to pass in the counts and use the Chart Designer to calculate the percentages from the counts.