# What do you call this type of graph? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 11, 2013, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-this-type-of-graph/660699 "2013-06-11T04:55:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2013, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-this-type-of-graph/660699/1 "2013-06-11T04:55:34Z")
In [this picture](https://23andme.https.internapcdn.net/res/img/public/pgs/ourservice/ancestry3/OUM5n5dXjiwUAo6MKklFxg_ancestry-composition-large.png), a donut graph shows the ethnic makeup of an individual. Each segment of the donut is further subdivided into exterior rings, which are then further subdivided. Is there a name for this type of graph, and what software would you use to make one? ---
**Author:** ![OldGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3bc359/32.png) [@OldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldGuy)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2013, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-this-type-of-graph/660699/2 "2013-06-11T05:21:00Z")
It’s called a multilevel pie chart or multilevel donut chart. You can make them in Excel by making a donut chart and then right clicking on the chart and then choosing select data/add. I’m not sure how you make the data line up. I just found this by searching the graphs in Excel. I assume there is on line help. ---
**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2013, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-this-type-of-graph/660699/3 "2013-06-11T07:33:00Z")
Thank you! It seems that Excel would require to manually calculate the angles to display the hierarchy, otherwise it’s just a series of adjacent donuts. Still looking for an easier way to make them, hmm… ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2013, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-this-type-of-graph/660699/4 "2013-06-11T21:34:05Z")
Excel does allow “bar of pie” charts that have the same fuctionality, but a different layout. If you’re not tied to the doughnut layout, check out bar of pie. That made me hungry.