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Charting application
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<p>A charting application is a computer program that is used to create a graphical representation (a <a href="/facts/Chart/2xshvBX0">chart</a>) based on some non-graphical data that is entered by a user, most often through a <a href="/facts/Spreadsheet/0cvc1GeB">spreadsheet</a> application, but also through a dedicated specific scientific application (such as through a <a href="/facts/Symbolic_mathematics/hjun1KAX">symbolic mathematics</a> computing system, or a proprietary data collection application), or using an <a href="/facts/List_of_online_spreadsheets/0cvc1GeB">online spreadsheet</a> service. </p><p>There are several online charting services available, the most popular one being the U.S. Department of Education's <a href="/facts/Institute_of_Education_Sciences/dyLW19vA">Institute of Education Sciences</a>' <a href="http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createAgraph/">NCES Chart</a>.[<i></i>] </p>