[Excel] How to make a vertical range dotplot

Display the gap from a central value.

A vertical range dotplot in Excel
A vertical range dotplot in Excel.

Design notes

  • Sort categories by the average value.

Video

Notes

  • 00:10: Use a rank function to position categories along the y-axis
  • 00:15: Columns [Merr] and [Ferr] store the difference of [Male] and [Female] to the [Pop].
  • 02:25: Columns [Y0] is used to place category labels.