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==Introduction==
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This category contains articles about Small Multiple Charts.
  
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Small multiple charts is a term popularised by Edward Tufte. They allow comparing data series as they are repeated for different members.
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The main article is [[Small Multiple Charts]].
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In XLCubed they are useful for visualising large amounts of data, as hundreds of data points can be plotted and compared easily.
 
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This allows users to find trends and outliers in the data more easily than by trying to study a large table of data.
 
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==UI==
 
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To create a small multiple click the menu item on the ribbon/toolbar. A blank chart and the small multiple task pane appear.
 
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The task pane is the designer for you chart, and supports drag drop and the familiar XLCubed Member selector.
 
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===Hierarchy positioning===
 
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On the small multiple pane there are 4 boxes you can drop hierarchies in.
 
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Two are familiar from normal Excel charts. The "Categories" box defines the members that appear on the X-Axis, and the "Series" box defines the members that will display as a separate series.
 
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The "Rows" and "Columns" boxes define how the charts are repeated, best shown by an example
 
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[[File:SmallMultiplesAxes.png|thumb|none|Chart layout]]
 
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==Trends==
 

Latest revision as of 12:28, 14 March 2011

This category contains articles about Small Multiple Charts.

The main article is Small Multiple Charts.

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