How to Do a Pareto Chart in Excel?

Enter your data in two columns: categories and counts

Sort the counts from largest to smallest

Select the data range

Go to Insert

Choose Insert Statistic Chart

Select Pareto

If Pareto is not available, create a column chart

Add a cumulative percentage column

Calculate cumulative totals

Calculate cumulative percentages

Insert a combo chart

Set counts as columns

Set cumulative percentage as a line on the secondary axis

Format the secondary axis to 0% to 100%

Add chart title and labels

Review the chart for descending order and cumulative line accuracy

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