Using XY Scatter Charts to Plot Pairs of Data Points
The bottom chart in Figure 5.10 uses Scatter with Smooth Lines and Markers. The top
chart in Figure 5.10 uses Scatter with Straight Lines and Markers. The difference is barely
perceptible: The line in the bottom chart is just slightly smoother.
If you use Scatter with Straight Lines and Markers when fewer data points are available, the
curve is not as well defined (see the top chart in Figure 5.11). You can use Scatter Chart
with Curved Lines and Markers to have Excel extrapolate and fill in the curve (as in the
bottom chart in Figure 5.11).
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Figure 5.10
If your data is sorted into
ascending sequence ...
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