Charting application
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A charting application is a computer program that is used to graphically create a graphical representation (a chart
) based on some non-graphical data that is entered by a user, most often through a spreadsheet
application, but also through a dedicated specific scientific application (such as through a symbolic mathematics computing system, or a proprietary data collection application), or using an online spreadsheet service.
Charting applications often have capabilities to create charts of different types. They permit the user to add embellishments to the chart which are not always easily done if a chart is produced using conventional paper-and-pencil methods, such as changing colours, titles, labels, axes, and so on. Charting applications allow the capabilities of adding dynamically trendlines to graphical data and so on. Online spreadsheets such as EditGrid
may even allow hosting a chart on the web
and publishing it on a web page.
There are several online charting services available, the most popular one being the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences NCES Chart.
Chart
A chart is a graphical representation of data, in which "the data is represented by symbols, such as bars in a bar chart, lines in a line chart, or slices in a pie chart"...
) based on some non-graphical data that is entered by a user, most often through a spreadsheet
Spreadsheet
A spreadsheet is a computer application that simulates a paper accounting worksheet. It displays multiple cells usually in a two-dimensional matrix or grid consisting of rows and columns. Each cell contains alphanumeric text, numeric values or formulas...
application, but also through a dedicated specific scientific application (such as through a symbolic mathematics computing system, or a proprietary data collection application), or using an online spreadsheet service.
Charting applications often have capabilities to create charts of different types. They permit the user to add embellishments to the chart which are not always easily done if a chart is produced using conventional paper-and-pencil methods, such as changing colours, titles, labels, axes, and so on. Charting applications allow the capabilities of adding dynamically trendlines to graphical data and so on. Online spreadsheets such as EditGrid
EditGrid
EditGrid is a Web 2.0 spreadsheet service. It offers both a free-of-charge service to personal users and a subscription service to organisations and is available on a number of partner sites and channels....
may even allow hosting a chart on the web
World Wide Web
The World Wide Web is a system of interlinked hypertext documents accessed via the Internet...
and publishing it on a web page.
There are several online charting services available, the most popular one being the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences NCES Chart.