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Practical Web Technologies
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Practical Web Technologies

by P. K. Yuen, V. Lau
September 2003
Intermediate to advanced
944 pages
33h 46m
English
Pearson Business
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3.4. Business graphics with Java applets

3.4.1. A Java function to display indices of stock exchanges

Most scientific graphs are formula or mathematical model based. This means that graph data can be, more or less, generated or predicted with good accuracy. Business graphs, on the other hand, are more challenging. These types of graphs are more data based and full of unpredictable features. The indices of share markets, foreign exchange rates, business sales, or even daily temperatures are just some of the examples in this category. It may not be easy to find a mathematical model to fit them. The importance of business graphs is not the symmetry, smoothness, or even the beauty of the curve, it is based on real data and is an indispensable tool ...

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