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Business Solutions Charts and Graphs for Microsoft® Office Excel® 2007
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Business Solutions Charts and Graphs for Microsoft® Office Excel® 2007

by Bill Jelen
April 2007
Beginner to intermediate content levelBeginner to intermediate
480 pages
17h 6m
English
Que
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Formatting Chart Elements
The following are the analysis elements:
Trendline—If you ask for a trendline, Excel uses regression analysis to fit your exist-
ing data points to a statistical line. You can have Excel extend this line into future time
periods. In Figure 2.3, the dotted trendline shows that unless you alter the system-
generating actuals, you will likely miss the goal.
Drop lines—Drop lines are vertical lines that extend from the data point to the hori-
zontal axis in either line or area charts. These lines are helpful because they enable the
reader to locate the exact point where the line intersects the axis.
Up/down bars—When you ...
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