Here i have a column chart of binomial distribution, showing how many times you can expect to roll a six in 235 dice rolls:
Note: You could also call it a binomial mass distribution for
p=1/6
,n=235
Now that graph is kinda squooshed. i'd like to change the Minimum and Maximum on the horizontal axis. i'd like to change them to:
- Minimum: 22
- Maximum: 57
Meaning i want to zoom in on this section of the graph:
Bonus points to the reader who can say how the numbers 22 and 57 were arrived at
If this were a Scatter graph in Excel, i could adjust the horizintal axis minimum and maximum as i desired:
Unfortunately, this is a Column chart, where there are no options to adjust the minimum and maximum limits of the ordinate axis:
i can do a pretty horrible thing to the graph in Photoshop, but it's not very useful afterwards:
Question: how to a change the x-axis minimum and maximum of a Column chart in Excel (2007)?
Best Answer
Right click on the chart and choose Select Data. Select your series and choose Edit. Instead of having a "Series Values" of A1:A235, make it A22:A57 or something similar. In short, just chart the data you want rather than charting everything and trying to hide parts of it.