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FIGURE 1.2

What We Will Recreate

First, copy the needed tracker data into a scratch workbook

Copy This Tracker Data

This is from the “FINAL” tab. Copy the two columns and

put them side-by-side

Put It In A Scratch Workbook Like This

This is the data we’ll need to

create the graphic

Put It In A Scratch Workbook Like This

If you sort the data like this it will be easier to count students.

Your choice.

Next, organize the data so that Excel will make

the figure you want

Organize The Data So It Looks Like This

Count these numbers

manually.

These are going to be your

column labels

You can use line breaks to write “No Proficient

Goal” below the “<70%”

Now, highlight the organized data and tell

Excel what kind of graphical display you

Highlight The Data

Don’t highlight

these column

headers. Those

were for your

reference.

To Make The Figure, Select The “Insert” Menu

Select “Insert” and select “2-D

Column”

That Gets Us This. We’re Getting Close!

Lastly, make the figure accessible by adding title, axis labels, etc.

Delete The “Series” Label.

We don’t need a legend here.

To Add Titles, Go To The “Layout” Menu

Select “Chart Title” and pick “Above Chart”

Type In The Title

To Add Axes Labels, Go To The “Layout” Menu

Select “Axes Titles” and

select “Primary Vertical Axis

Title” (Rotated)

Type In The Axis Label

To Add Data Labels, Go To The “Layout” Menu

Data Labels are not necessary, but they add a

nice touch

Click Into The Data Label If You Want To Add The “n=”

Well done!

Figure 1.2

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