X- or y-axis: Depending on your graph type, you can display, remove, or add labels to the x- or y-axis. You can also check the box to Aggregate the data.

Now make a graph. Be sure it is an "x-y scatter" and not "line" - see how good Open Office is? They even use the dumb names that Excel uses for types of graphs. Only plot the X and Y values.

This article originally appeared on his blog. Every startup I see invariably puts up a competitive analysis slide that plots performance on a X/Y graph with their company in the top right.

For example, a time series line graph (also called a timeplot) displays values against time. It is similar to x-y graphs but displays only time on the x-axis.

Every start-up I see invariably puts up a competitive analysis slide that plots performance on a X/Y graph with their company in the top right. The slide is a holdover from when existing companies ...