By Columns By Rows

Ross always looks at data in more than one way. He discovered a feature in Excel that allows him to display the chart By Column and By Rows, as shown in the above figure.
-When the chart is plotted by columns, what information does it emphasize?
A) comparing the amount of each year's sales for each of the three categories
B) the contribution that each category made to each year's performance
C) the percentage of total sales that each of the three categories make up
D) none of the above

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By Columns By Rows
  
Ross always looks at data in more than one way. He discovered a feature in Excel that allows him to display the chart By Column and By Rows, as shown in the above figure.
-When the chart is plotted by columns, what information does it emphasize?
A) comparing the amount of each year's sales for each of the three categories 
B) the contribution that each category made to each year's performance 
C) the percentage of total sales that each of the three categories make up 
D) none of the above

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

When the chart is plotted by columns, it emphasizes the comparison of the amount of each year's sales for each of the three categories. This can be seen by comparing the heights of the different columns within each year for each category.

By Columns by Rows