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Bethany1993
Jun 09, 2021Copper Contributor
Ranking data and creating a pareto chart with duplicate values
Hello, Does anyone know how to overcome issues with ranking duplicate values in a data set when trying to generate a pareto chart? I have attached an example of the data set I am working with...
HansVogelaar
Jun 09, 2021MVP
The values in column C refer to another workbook, so we see #VALUE!
Bethany1993
Jun 09, 2021Copper Contributor
Thank you for letting me know Hans, I have amended and uploaded the file again
- HansVogelaarJun 09, 2021MVP
In the attached version, I added tiny random disturbances to the data. I left the column of random numbers that I used for your information, but it is not needed any more. The disturbances break the ties.
They are hidden by formatting the numbers with 0 decimal places.
- Riny_van_EekelenJun 09, 2021Platinum Contributor
Bethany1993 Why bother ranking? Perhaps you can work with a solution like in the attached workbook.