How to show negative and positive values in a graphic for data visualisation

1. How do you show negative values on a graph?
2. Which type of bar chart will show positive and negative values?
3. How do you make a negative number positive in a chart?

How do you show negative values on a graph?

Negative numbers are to the left of the origin on the x-axis and below the origin on the y-axis. To graph with negative numbers, start at the origin and go to the left if the x-value is negative, and downward if the y-coordinate is negative.

Which type of bar chart will show positive and negative values?

Horizontal Bar Chart With Negative Values

Bar charts that display negative and positive values at the same time should be easy for the understanding and recognition of both types of values. Great way to make it clear is to divide such bar chart into a two parts by Y-Axis.

How do you make a negative number positive in a chart?

All you have to do is just multiply a negative value with -1 and it will return the positive number instead of the negative. Below you have a range of cells with negative numbers. So to convert them into positive you just need to enter the formula in cell B2 and drag it up to the last cell.