need Excel plot showing 3 sets of date-time data series
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This should be a pretty straightforward solution for one who is skilled in Excel plotting, but I've written a few paragraphs to make the problem and goal very clear. Basically, I am trying to create a graph that shows 3 sets of data....details follow:
I have attached an excel spreadsheet with 3 tabbed worksheets, with each tab corresponding to data collected in a different town. Each tab contains: column A = date-time of hourly rainfall, column B = hourly rainfall, column C = blank, column D = date-time of hourly water level in shallow well, column E = hourly water level in shallow well, column F = blank, column G = date-time of hourly water level in deep well, column H = hourly water level in deep well.
Goal: To create one graph (showing all three data series described above) for each town's tabbed worksheet...three graphs in all, one per town. The graph will show all three sets of time series data discussed above. The rainfall data series (columns A and B) should be vertical bars on a secondary y axis. The shallow well water levels should be an x-y line plot (columns D and E). The deep well water levels should be an x-y line plot (columns G and H). Each graph should have tic marks at monthly intervals at Jan 1st, Feb 1st, Mar 1st, etc. and span the time that we have recorded rainfall data available.
One final note: There are a lot of rows of data. If "processing speed" becomes an issue, feel free to remove every Xth row of water level data (columns D and E and columns G and H) to end up with only 6 hourly values of water levels per day instead of 12 or 24. However, ALL rainfall rows (columns A and B) must remain for a total of 24 values per day, so please make sure rainfall rows are not removed.
Since only "partial solutions" have been provided for this question in the previous two tries, only a complete solution will be awarded points this time. Thank you for understanding, and thanks in advance!
WL-vs-rain-for-expert-exchange.xls
This should be a pretty straightforward solution for one who is skilled in Excel plotting, but I've written a few paragraphs to make the problem and goal very clear. Basically, I am trying to create a graph that shows 3 sets of data....details follow:
I have attached an excel spreadsheet with 3 tabbed worksheets, with each tab corresponding to data collected in a different town. Each tab contains: column A = date-time of hourly rainfall, column B = hourly rainfall, column C = blank, column D = date-time of hourly water level in shallow well, column E = hourly water level in shallow well, column F = blank, column G = date-time of hourly water level in deep well, column H = hourly water level in deep well.
Goal: To create one graph (showing all three data series described above) for each town's tabbed worksheet...three graphs in all, one per town. The graph will show all three sets of time series data discussed above. The rainfall data series (columns A and B) should be vertical bars on a secondary y axis. The shallow well water levels should be an x-y line plot (columns D and E). The deep well water levels should be an x-y line plot (columns G and H). Each graph should have tic marks at monthly intervals at Jan 1st, Feb 1st, Mar 1st, etc. and span the time that we have recorded rainfall data available.
One final note: There are a lot of rows of data. If "processing speed" becomes an issue, feel free to remove every Xth row of water level data (columns D and E and columns G and H) to end up with only 6 hourly values of water levels per day instead of 12 or 24. However, ALL rainfall rows (columns A and B) must remain for a total of 24 values per day, so please make sure rainfall rows are not removed.
Since only "partial solutions" have been provided for this question in the previous two tries, only a complete solution will be awarded points this time. Thank you for understanding, and thanks in advance!
WL-vs-rain-for-expert-exchange.xls
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No. The data points do not seem to correctly match up with the correct date on the horizontal (date) axis. This includes the rainfall data (vertical bars) which seem to be way off. Did you check this and were they correct on your machine?
Well, isn't that fantastic. Change the chart type for the rainfall to a column and it ignores the dates. hmmm.....I'm going to have to think dig a little bit. Sorry for the delay.
Kyle
Kyle
I plotted the data as line chart with time axis using VLOOKUP formulas to bring over the shallow and deep levels. Custom scaling on the primary and secondary y axes put the rainfall data above the level data for less confusion.
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Excellent, well done! Thanks very much to you both - I appreciate your help!
Thanks for the assist:)
BTW, Brad, nice use of vlookup. I always set the 4th parameter to false and forget about it. Very good!
Kyle
BTW, Brad, nice use of vlookup. I always set the 4th parameter to false and forget about it. Very good!
Kyle
Kyle
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