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The tutorial references selecting cells outlined in red and using those as the chart data source.","Answer",{"name":111,"@type":106,"acceptedAnswer":112},"How do you change the chart so dots align with the column categories?",{"text":113,"@type":109},"Create a column chart first, then right-click the region series and switch them to XY (Scatter). After that, open Source Data and update the series x-values to numeric cells that correspond to dot placement above the column groups.",{"name":115,"@type":106,"acceptedAnswer":116},"Which chart settings control how the dots are positioned relative to the columns?",{"text":117,"@type":109},"In the series Options tab, set Overlap to 0 and adjust Gap Width. 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Format your data similarly to the cells outlined in red below. In this example, the indicators will be the categories along the x-axis, the male and female values for China will be columns, and the male and female values for the region will be dots aligned over the columns.  \nChina Region  \nSecondary Completion  \n\n|  |  | Female |  | Male | Female |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  | Male (China) | (China) |  | (Region) | (Region) |\n| Primary GER | 107 |  | 102 | 105 | 104 |\n| Primary NER | 91 |  | 95 | 93 | 90 |\n| rvival to Grade 5 | 87 |  | 89 | 82 | 76 |\n| Secondary GER | 76 |  | 45 | 80 | 60 |\n| Secondary NER | 64 |  | 44 | 71 | 53 |\n| Rate | 60 |  | 34 | 57 | 67 |\n\nSu  \n\n|  Male (China)  Female (China)  Male (Region)  Female (Region) |  |\n| --- | --- |\n| 120\u003Cbr>100\u003Cbr>80\u003Cbr>60\u003Cbr>40\u003Cbr>20\u003Cbr>0 | |\n\nPrimary GER  \nPrimary NER  \nSurvival to Grade 5  \nSecondary GER  \nSecondary NER  \nSecondary Completion Rate  \n\n| 120\u003Cbr>100\u003Cbr>80\u003Cbr>60\u003Cbr>40\u003Cbr>20\u003Cbr>0 | Chart A\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>Primary GER\u003Cbr>Primary NER\u003Cbr>Survival to Grade 5\u003Cbr>Secondary GER\u003Cbr>Secondary NER\u003Cbr>Secondary Completion Rate |  Male (China)\u003Cbr> Female (China)\u003Cbr> Male (Region)\u003Cbr> Female (Region) |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n\n\n| 120\u003Cbr>100\u003Cbr>80\u003Cbr>60\u003Cbr>40\u003Cbr>20\u003Cbr>0 | Chart B\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>Primary GER\u003Cbr>Primary NER\u003Cbr>Survival to Grade 5\u003Cbr>Secondary GER\u003Cbr>Secondary NER\u003Cbr>Secondary Completion Rate |  Male (China)\u003Cbr> Female (China)\u003Cbr> Male (Region)\u003Cbr> Female (Region) |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n\n\n| 120\u003Cbr>100\u003Cbr>80\u003Cbr>60\u003Cbr>40\u003Cbr>20\u003Cbr>0 | Chart C\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>Primary GER\u003Cbr>Primary NER\u003Cbr>Survival to Grade 5\u003Cbr>Secondary GER\u003Cbr>Secondary NER\u003Cbr>Secondary Completion Rate |  Male (China)\u003Cbr> Female (China)\u003Cbr> Male (Region)\u003Cbr> Female (Region) |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n\n2. Select the cells outlined in red, and click on the chart wizard icon. Create a column chart with series in columns. The result will look something like Chart A.  \n3. Right click on one of the columns in the Male (Region) series in the chart. Select \"Chart Type…\" and choose \"XY (Scatter) .\" Do the same for the Female (Region) series. Your chart should look like Chart B.  \n4. Right click on the chart and choose \"Source Data...\" Go to the Series tab and select one of the region series. Notice that the field for x-values is referring to the cells with the category names. We're going to change this to refer to cells with numbers in them, so that the markers are aligned above the columns. Click \"Cancel.\"  \n5. Double click on one of the column series, and go to the \"Options\"tab. Make sure that \"Overlap\" is set to 0, and change \"Gap Width\" to whatever you want. Fill in the blue cells below. In this example, there are two column series (Male China and Female China), and the gap width has been changed to 100% in Chart C* .  \nGap Width Number of Column Series  \n\n| 100% |\n| --- |\n| 2 |\n\nWidth of one column Width of gap  \nPlacement of first point of first dot series Placement of first point of second dot series Placement of first point of third dot series  \n0.33 0.33  \n0.83 1.17  \n1.5  \n2 column series  \nseries 1 series 2  \n0.83 1.17  \n1.83 2.17  \n2.83 3.17  \n3.83 4.17  \n4.83 5.17  \n5.83 6.17  \n6.83 7.17  \n7.83 8.17  \n8.83 9.17 9.83 10.17 10.83 11.17  \n11.83 12.17  \n3 column series  \nseries 1 series 2 series 3  \n0.83 1.17 1.5  \n1.83 2.17 2.5  \n2.83 3.17 3.5  \n3.83 4.17 4.5  \n4.83 5.17 5.5  \n5.83 6.17 6.5  \n6.83 7.17 7.5  \n7.83 8.17 8.5  \n8.83 9.17 9.5  \n9.83 10.17 10.5  \n10.83 11.17 11.5  \n11.83 12.17 12.5  \n* Even though the primary axis is a category axis with labels, not numbers, Excel still secretly associates numbers with each of those labels. Primary GER is 1, Primary NER is 2, etc. However, as far as Excel is concerned, \"1\" on the category axis is centered on the first group of columns, and \"2\" on the next group of columns. As you can see the chart below, this means that numb","cbCaiaeGFJS2VvDK","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiaeGFJS2VvDK","pdf",337118,"English","# Instructions\n## Format the data\n## Create the initial column chart\n## Convert region series to XY (scatter)\n## Adjust series source data for x-values\n## Set overlap and gap width for dot placement\n## Update x-values ranges and finalize formatting","[{\"question\":\"What data layout is required to create a dot-and-columns chart?\",\"answer\":\"Arrange categories for the x-axis along one axis, then place male and female values for the China group as column series and the region values as dot series. 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