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Last updated: May 01, 2024
A dual Y-axes chart summarizes or plots two Y-axes variables that have different domains.
For example, you can plot the number of cases on one axis and the mean salary on another. This chart
can also be a mix of different graphic elements so that the dual Y-axes chart encompasses several of
the different chart types. Dual Y-axes charts can display the counts as a line and the mean of each
category as a bar.
Creating a simple Dual Y-axes chart
- In the Chart Type section, click the Dual Y-axes
icon.
The canvas updates to display a Dual Y-axes chart template.
- Select a variable as the X-axis variable.
- Select variable for the first Y-axis variable and then select a chart type to represent the variable (Bar, Line, or Scatter plot).
- Select variable for the second Y-axis variable and then select a chart
type to represent the variable (Bar, Line, or
Scatter plot).Note: You can use the up and down arrow controls to change the Y-axes order.
- Click the Save visualization in the project control. Select Create a new asset or Append to existing asset. Provide a Visualization asset name, an optional description, and a chart name.
- Click Apply to save the visualization to the project. The new visualization asset is now available on the Assets tab.
Options
- X-axis
- Lists variables that are available for the chart's X-axis.
- Y-axis
- Lists variables that are available for the chart's dual Y-axes.
- Summary
- When enabled, options for selecting the method that is used for summarizing each category are displayed.
- Left Y-axis summary
- Sets the summary method for the Y-axis that displays on the left side of the chart. Options include Sum, Mean, Maximum, and Minimum.
- Right Y-axis summary
- Sets the summary method for the Y-axis that displays on the right side of the chart. Options include Sum, Mean, Maximum, and Minimum.
- Normalize data
- When enabled, data is transformed into a normal distribution, which allows data from multiple data sets or columns to be easily compared.
- Second axis lines
- When enabled, the chart's second axis line is shown.
- Reorder
- When enabled, the chart's data is reordered based on the X and Y axis values.
- Legend orient
- Sets the chart legend orientation. Available options are Horizontal, Vertical, and Vertical bottom.
- Primary title
- The chart title.
- Subtitle
- The chart subtitle.
- Footnote
- The chart footnote.
- XAxis label
- The x-axis label.
- YAxis label
- The y-axis label.
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