Step 1. Select cells A2:B13
Step 2. Click the Insert tab on the Excel Ribbon
Step 3. In the Charts group, click Scatter
Step 4. When the list of scatter diagram subtypes appears,
Click Scatter with Straight Lines and Markers (the second chart
in column 2)
Step 5. In the Chart Layouts group, click Layout 1
Step 6. Select the Chart Title and replace it with Time Series Plot for the Gasoline
Sales Time Series
Step 7. Select the Horizontal (Value) Axis Title and replace it with Week
Step 8. Select the Vertical (Value) Axis Title and replace it with Sales (1000s of
gallons)
Step 9. Right-click the Series 1 Legend Entry and click Delete
The worksheet displayed in Figure 15.7 shows the time series plot produced by Excel.