An X-Y scatter chart is an ideal plot choice when you have data sets with at least two interesting variables per record, and because scatter plots are a native graph option in Excel, you simply ...

Launch Excel and load the spreadsheet containing the data you want to plot. Select the first set of X and Y axis data for your chart. Click the "Insert" tab, and then select the chart type and sub ...

If you've have lots of data and lots of analysis to do, but little time or skill, you need Excel's Power Pivot feature. Here's how to get started with it.