Comments on: In-Cell Bullet Charts http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/in-cell-bullet-charts/ Peltier Tech Excel Charts and Programming Blog Wed, 23 May 2012 00:22:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Tweets that mention In-Cell Bullet Charts | Peltier Tech Blog | Excel Charts -- Topsy.com http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/in-cell-bullet-charts/comment-page-1/#comment-71946 Tweets that mention In-Cell Bullet Charts | Peltier Tech Blog | Excel Charts -- Topsy.com Thu, 24 Feb 2011 05:07:21 +0000 http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/?p=171#comment-71946 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Pia Waugh, MT. MT said: Bullet charts revisited http://bit.ly/eyfIpo #datavis [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Pia Waugh, MT. MT said: Bullet charts revisited http://bit.ly/eyfIpo #datavis [...]

]]> By: savithri.v http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/in-cell-bullet-charts/comment-page-1/#comment-31454 savithri.v Wed, 21 Apr 2010 11:54:40 +0000 http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/?p=171#comment-31454 Dear Sir, The file sent to you offline was after testing again (and again) with a few more data (I was conscious of the recipient...) In the one off instance where the graph was used, it was felt that the grey bands looked apt to show achievable, ideal, targets etc – hence the bullet graph. As mentioned by you, I did care that the scales for Revenues in various categories (all the graphs) were kept the same as also the scaling for the cost graphs were compatible Till I learn a better word to express…THANK YOU! savithri Dear Sir,
The file sent to you offline was after testing again (and again) with a few more data (I was conscious of the recipient…)
In the one off instance where the graph was used, it was felt that the grey bands looked apt to show achievable, ideal, targets etc – hence the bullet graph.
As mentioned by you, I did care that the scales for Revenues in various categories (all the graphs) were kept the same as also the scaling for the cost graphs were compatible
Till I learn a better word to express…THANK YOU!
savithri

]]> By: Jon Peltier http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/in-cell-bullet-charts/comment-page-1/#comment-31359 Jon Peltier Tue, 20 Apr 2010 13:34:49 +0000 http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/?p=171#comment-31359 Savithri - At the end of that article, there is a link for emailing comments to the author and website owner. The whole positive-negative aspect of bar charts led to my web pages <a href="http://peltiertech.com/Excel/Charts/StackedColumnsAboveAndBelow.html" title="Stacked Column Charts that Cross the X Axis" rel="nofollow">Stacked Column Charts that Cross the X Axis and <a href="http://peltiertech.com/Excel/Charts/waterfallcrossing.html" title="Waterfall Charts that Cross the X Axis" rel="nofollow">Waterfall Charts that Cross the X Axis. With bullet graphs there is an issue with scales that extend both above and below zero. Since bars convey values by their lengths, you would have to start at least the thin black indicator somewhere in the middle of the graph, or lose the length-value correlation. Savithri -

At the end of that article, there is a link for emailing comments to the author and website owner.

The whole positive-negative aspect of bar charts led to my web pages Stacked Column Charts that Cross the X Axis and Waterfall Charts that Cross the X Axis.

With bullet graphs there is an issue with scales that extend both above and below zero. Since bars convey values by their lengths, you would have to start at least the thin black indicator somewhere in the middle of the graph, or lose the length-value correlation.

]]> By: savithri.v http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/in-cell-bullet-charts/comment-page-1/#comment-31350 savithri.v Tue, 20 Apr 2010 12:03:59 +0000 http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/?p=171#comment-31350 Sir, I'm not sure whether it is appropriate to remark here about the post “How to Create Bullet Graphs to Replace Gauges in Excel” referred by you above But knowing for sure that you would cut me down to size and not allow anything inapt… Explanation therein, for the formula in cell G3 mentions:- "If the OK amount is greater than the unsatisfactory amount, cells G3 and G5 contain that positive difference; otherwise, they contain zero" Let us say cell B2 contains a -ve amount (Tolerance level can be '-ve'. Can't it?) If negative, the formula in cell G3 given as "MAX(B3-F3,0)", I feel, may not give the desired effect. Instead, something like "MAX(B3-IF(B2>0,F3,0),0)" may work Again in cell H3 which carries the explanation, "Cells H3 and H5 contain values that are at least as large as the Target value, but not less than zero.” the formula I feel, instead of "MAX(B5-SUM(F3:G3),0)" could be "MAX(B5-(IF(F3>0,F3,0)+IF(G3>0,G3,0)),0)" savithri Sir,
I’m not sure whether it is appropriate to remark here about the post “How to Create Bullet Graphs to Replace Gauges in Excel” referred by you above
But knowing for sure that you would cut me down to size and not allow anything inapt…

Explanation therein, for the formula in cell G3 mentions:-
“If the OK amount is greater than the unsatisfactory amount, cells G3 and G5 contain that positive difference; otherwise, they contain zero”

Let us say cell B2 contains a -ve amount (Tolerance level can be ‘-ve’. Can’t it?)
If negative, the formula in cell G3 given as “MAX(B3-F3,0)”, I feel, may not give the desired effect.
Instead, something like “MAX(B3-IF(B2>0,F3,0),0)” may work

Again in cell H3 which carries the explanation,

“Cells H3 and H5 contain values that are at least as large as the Target value, but not less than zero.”

the formula I feel, instead of “MAX(B5-SUM(F3:G3),0)”
could be “MAX(B5-(IF(F3>0,F3,0)+IF(G3>0,G3,0)),0)”
savithri

]]> By: Andrew http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/in-cell-bullet-charts/comment-page-1/#comment-26920 Andrew Sat, 13 Feb 2010 17:07:46 +0000 http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/?p=171#comment-26920 Thanks Jon - I'll give this a try Thanks Jon – I’ll give this a try

]]> By: Jon Peltier http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/in-cell-bullet-charts/comment-page-1/#comment-26914 Jon Peltier Sat, 13 Feb 2010 13:25:04 +0000 http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/?p=171#comment-26914 Andrew - Don't add the series after the chart is built with the original three. Start with all series and follow the procedure. Andrew – Don’t add the series after the chart is built with the original three. Start with all series and follow the procedure.

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