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The chart is used to show the proportion that each part is of the whole. Hence, it should be used when you want to compare individual categories with the whole. If you want to compare the values of categories with each other, a bar chart may be more useful.\nThe chart below shows the budget for each of four departments in a hypothetical company.\n\u0013 SHAPE  \\* MERGEFORMAT \u0014\n\u0015\nPie Chart Variations\nThe following pie charts were produced from the same dataset as the pie chart shown above.\nData Structure\nData values must be positive and numeric. Non-positive values are given their absolute value. The data are entered as columns. An option labeling column may be used for slice labels. An example of such data is shown in the Budget dataset.\nBudget dataset\nProcedure Options\nThis section describes the options available in this procedure.\nVariables Tab\nThis panel specifies the variables that will be used to produce the pie chart.\n\u0013 SHAPE  \\* MERGEFORMAT \u0014\n\u0015\nData\nData Variables\nSelect the columns containing the data that is used to produce the slices. A separate pie chart is produced for each Data Variable.\nLabel Variable\nSpecify an optional variable containing the labels for individual slices.\nVariable Names\nThis option specifies whether the column names or column labels are used on the chart.\nPie Chart Format\nFormat\nClick the format button to change the plot settings (see Pie Chart Window Options below).\nEdit During Run\nChecking this option will cause the plot format window to appear when the procedure is run. This allows you to modify the format of the graph with the actual data.\nPie Chart Window Options\nThis section describes the specific options available on the Pie Chart window, which is displayed when a Pie Chart Format button is clicked. Common options, such as axes, labels, legends, and titles are documented in the Graphics Components chapter.\nSlices Tab\nSlice Fill Direction\nThis option is used to specify whether the slices are ordered clockwise from the reference angle or counterclockwise from the reference angle. The default reference angle is 90 degrees (straight up).\nSlice Fills and Borders\nThe slice fills can be any of the standard fills, including gradient fills. The slice borders use the standard options. Either the slice fills or the slice borders can be excluded if desired.\nSlice Offset and Size\nThe slice offset allows you to emphasize a slice by causing it to “explode” away from the pie.\nThe slice size allows you to emphasize a slice by causing it to be larger than the other pie slices.\nReference Angle\nThis is the angle from which the first slice starts. This value can be used to rotate the pie chart. The direction of the slices from this angle is chosen under Slice Fill Direction.\n\u0013 SHAPE  \\* MERGEFORMAT \u0014\n\u0015\nLabels Tab\nSlice Labels\nAvailable labels for each slice are the slice label, the slice value, and the slice percent. Each of these labels can be moved in or out individually or collectively, based on the given radius. The angle of the text for each label can be set to horizontal, the direction of the center of the slice, or a custom angle. Individual labels may also be shifted in any direction.\n\u0013 SHAPE  \\* MERGEFORMAT \u0014\n\u0015\nLines Tab\nLabel Connecting Lines\nA line may be drawn to each label from the corresponding slice. These lines can start from the interior of the slice or the edge of the slice, and may be drawn to either the slice label, the slice value, or the slice percent.\nExample 1 – Creating a Pie Chart\nThis section presents an example of how to create a pie chart of the data stored on the Budget dataset.\nYou may follow along here by making the appropriate entries or load the completed template Example 1 by clicking on Open Example Template from the File menu of the Pie Charts window.\nOpen the Budget dataset.\nFrom the File menu of the NCSS Data window, select Open Example Data.\nClick on the ","cbCaia9WrRGRCp2o","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaia9WrRGRCp2o","docx",1273405,8,"English","# Introduction\n## Pie Chart Variations\n## Data Structure\n## Procedure Options\n## Variables Tab\n## Pie Chart Window Options\n## Slices Tab\n## Labels Tab\n## Lines Tab\n## Example 1 – Creating a Pie Chart","[{\"question\":\"When should a pie chart be used instead of a bar chart?\",\"answer\":\"Use a pie chart to compare individual categories with the whole. 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