You will see “Running Graph” in the bottom right of the window as SPSS works to create the graph. Tip: Depending on the speed of your computer, SPSS may take a few moments to create the graph. You can also right-click on the chart, then select “Edit Content” and then select “In separate window”. Tip: To edit a SPSS pie chart, double-click on the graph. These other options are all optional You do not have to define them to create a basic pie chart. You can also use variable names on the graph instead of case numbers. Step 4: Choose other custom options, such as splitting the data into rows and columns.
Watch the video to see how to make a pie chart with the chart builder: Unlike simpler programs like Excel, SPSS gives you a lot of options for creating pie charts.
The software is capable of creating a large number of graph types with a huge variety of options. IBM SPSS statistics is software specifically designed for stats, especially in the social sciences. Tip: If you made a mistake in your entries, you don’t have to redo the entire chart type your correction in the original data that you entered and Excel will automatically make the correction to the chart.Ĭheck out our Youtube channel for more Excel/Statistics help. Once you have clicked the chart icon, Excel will insert the pie chart into your worksheet. In most cases with simple pie charts like the one in this sample problem, the first selection (2D) will work fine. Step 3: Click “Insert,” then click “Pie,” then click the type of pie chart you need. To select the data, click the top left of your data and then drag the cursor to the bottom right. Do not leave blank rows or columns when typing in the data. Type the numbers associated with each category into column B. For this example problem, the categories would be the type of pets, so type those into column A. Type your categories in one column and your numbers into a second column. Step 1: Type your data into an Excel worksheet. Two of the most popular programs for making charts in elementary statistics or AP statistics classes are Microsoft Excel and IBM SPSS Statistics:Įxample question: Make a pie chart in Excel that represents what percentage of people in a certain town own certain types of pets: It isn’t really necessary with the wide variety of computer programs that can make pie charts for you. Pie charts can be tricky to draw by hand, especially with tricky percentages the whole of the pie is 360 degrees, so drawing 13.9 percent or 56 percent presents a challenge. In the above graph, percentages are the numerical variables and the type of trash are the categorical variables. In order to make a pie chart, you must have a list of categorical variables(descriptions of your categories) as well as numeric variables. You could read that New Yorkers (perhaps surprisingly) throw a lot of recyclables into their trash, but a pie graph gives a clear picture of the large percentage of recyclables that find their way into the trash. The following chart shows what New Yorkers throw in their trash cans. Pie charts give you a snapshot of how a group is broken down into smaller pieces. You can see that toilet water usage is greater than shower water usage because the piece of the “pie” is greater: The following chart shows water usage (image courtesy of the EPA).