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Excel 2007 Polynomial Order Incorrect
We recently upgraded to Office 2007. When we attempt to do a trendline in
Excel, the order of polynomials is always one below what it is stated to be and the highest ordered polynomial is always wrong. (i.e. on a fourth order polynomial, it will only display polynomials through the third order and in the equation, the third ordered polynomial value is wrong, the others are correct). We tried installing the hot fix from KB 938541 as well as right clicking on the equation for the chart and adding significant digits under Format Trendline Label. A sample file showing the problem can be downloaded from: https://share.chicagogsb.edu/seos/10...fe4b9af27f96a6 Thank you in advance for any assistance provided. |
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Excel 2007 Polynomial Order Incorrect
Have your downloaded Office 2007 SP1 and tried trendlines again?
Download info: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936982 I was unable to get to your file - my email address was rejected best wishes -- Bernard V Liengme Microsoft Excel MVP www.stfx.ca/people/bliengme remove caps from email "Darren" wrote in message ... We recently upgraded to Office 2007. When we attempt to do a trendline in Excel, the order of polynomials is always one below what it is stated to be and the highest ordered polynomial is always wrong. (i.e. on a fourth order polynomial, it will only display polynomials through the third order and in the equation, the third ordered polynomial value is wrong, the others are correct). We tried installing the hot fix from KB 938541 as well as right clicking on the equation for the chart and adding significant digits under Format Trendline Label. A sample file showing the problem can be downloaded from: https://share.chicagogsb.edu/seos/10...fe4b9af27f96a6 Thank you in advance for any assistance provided. |
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Excel 2007 Polynomial Order Incorrect
SP1 did not fix the problem.
"Bernard Liengme" wrote: Have your downloaded Office 2007 SP1 and tried trendlines again? Download info: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936982 I was unable to get to your file - my email address was rejected best wishes -- Bernard V Liengme Microsoft Excel MVP www.stfx.ca/people/bliengme remove caps from email "Darren" wrote in message ... We recently upgraded to Office 2007. When we attempt to do a trendline in Excel, the order of polynomials is always one below what it is stated to be and the highest ordered polynomial is always wrong. (i.e. on a fourth order polynomial, it will only display polynomials through the third order and in the equation, the third ordered polynomial value is wrong, the others are correct). We tried installing the hot fix from KB 938541 as well as right clicking on the equation for the chart and adding significant digits under Format Trendline Label. A sample file showing the problem can be downloaded from: https://share.chicagogsb.edu/seos/10...fe4b9af27f96a6 Thank you in advance for any assistance provided. |
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Excel 2007 Polynomial Order Incorrect
On Dec 12, 9:44 pm, Darren wrote:
SP1 did not fix the problem. If you run the same dataset under 2003 do you get the roughly the same coefficients for a 4th order fit as are displayed in 2007 but with one value hidden. Or is 2007 actually doing a 3rd order fit when you ask for a 4th order? If you post an ASCII example of test data and observed fitted equations 2003 vs 2007 for orders 1,2,3,4 then someone might look at it. I am a bit surprised at your claim because I have not seen it misbehave on 1st order linear fits - the display is y = mx + c as expected. OTOH most of my stuff was created in 2003 and ported to 2007 so any bugs in the Chart Wizard or user interface would not affect me. The new polynomial fit algorithm used in charts from 2007 is as dumb as hell and significantly less numerically stable than previously (borderline at 2nd or 3rd order polynomials depending on the data). Previously the charts used a clever regularised algorithm that worked much better than the generic polynomial fit LINEST in the spreadsheet. That may have something to do with your problem. Bin 2007 and ask for your money back. The product is not fit for purpose. XL2003 charts are way better. Regards, Martin Brown "Bernard Liengme" wrote: Have your downloaded Office 2007 SP1 and tried trendlines again? Download info:http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936982 I was unable to get to your file - my email address was rejected best wishes -- Bernard V Liengme Microsoft Excel MVP www.stfx.ca/people/bliengme remove caps from email "Darren" wrote in message ... We recently upgraded to Office 2007. When we attempt to do a trendline in Excel, the order of polynomials is always one below what it is stated to be and the highest ordered polynomial is always wrong. (i.e. on a fourth order polynomial, it will only display polynomials through the third order and in the equation, the third ordered polynomial value is wrong, the others are correct). We tried installing the hot fix from KB 938541 as well as right clicking on the equation for the chart and adding significant digits under Format Trendline Label. A sample file showing the problem can be downloaded from: https://share.chicagogsb.edu/seos/10...596e383fd90e46... Thank you in advance for any assistance provided.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - |
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Excel 2007 Polynomial Order Incorrect
Martin,
Here is a link to the file: http://www.mediafire.com/?7g4abmw30wn In 2003 we were getting the correct values. 2007 is doing a 3rd order fit when we click 4th order (and the 3rd order is wrong), a 4th order fit when we say 5th order, etc. Darren "Martin Brown" wrote: On Dec 12, 9:44 pm, Darren wrote: SP1 did not fix the problem. If you run the same dataset under 2003 do you get the roughly the same coefficients for a 4th order fit as are displayed in 2007 but with one value hidden. Or is 2007 actually doing a 3rd order fit when you ask for a 4th order? If you post an ASCII example of test data and observed fitted equations 2003 vs 2007 for orders 1,2,3,4 then someone might look at it. I am a bit surprised at your claim because I have not seen it misbehave on 1st order linear fits - the display is y = mx + c as expected. OTOH most of my stuff was created in 2003 and ported to 2007 so any bugs in the Chart Wizard or user interface would not affect me. The new polynomial fit algorithm used in charts from 2007 is as dumb as hell and significantly less numerically stable than previously (borderline at 2nd or 3rd order polynomials depending on the data). Previously the charts used a clever regularised algorithm that worked much better than the generic polynomial fit LINEST in the spreadsheet. That may have something to do with your problem. Bin 2007 and ask for your money back. The product is not fit for purpose. XL2003 charts are way better. Regards, Martin Brown "Bernard Liengme" wrote: Have your downloaded Office 2007 SP1 and tried trendlines again? Download info:http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936982 I was unable to get to your file - my email address was rejected best wishes -- Bernard V Liengme Microsoft Excel MVP www.stfx.ca/people/bliengme remove caps from email "Darren" wrote in message ... We recently upgraded to Office 2007. When we attempt to do a trendline in Excel, the order of polynomials is always one below what it is stated to be and the highest ordered polynomial is always wrong. (i.e. on a fourth order polynomial, it will only display polynomials through the third order and in the equation, the third ordered polynomial value is wrong, the others are correct). We tried installing the hot fix from KB 938541 as well as right clicking on the equation for the chart and adding significant digits under Format Trendline Label. A sample file showing the problem can be downloaded from: https://share.chicagogsb.edu/seos/10...596e383fd90e46... Thank you in advance for any assistance provided.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - |
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Also problems with polynomial
I also have trouble with the formula from adding a trendline to a 4th order polynomial. I graphed data in both 2003 and 2007 and added a 4th order trendline and displayed the formula on the graph. In both versions, I got the same formula, specifically, y = 0.00000095x4 - 0.00753977x3 + 22.51174905x2 - 29,872.75x + 14,865,177. This yielded 46690 for my text x value of 1980, but I expected a number less than 1.
The formula using linest was: y = -3.3105E-10x^4+1.77394E-06x^3+-0.002673x^2+0x+1798.06, which yields the expected 0.0065 for the x value of 1980. Quite a bug! Note: I also tried a 2nd order polynomial. The results were the same using linest and using the formula on the chart from the treadline. No bugs. Martin Brown wrote: Excel 2007 Polynomial Order Incorrect 14-Dec-07 If you run the same dataset under 2003 do you get the roughly the same coefficients for a 4th order fit as are displayed in 2007 but with one value hidden. Or is 2007 actually doing a 3rd order fit wh Previous Posts In This Thread: On Wednesday, December 12, 2007 9:36 AM Darre wrote: Excel 2007 Polynomial Order Incorrect We recently upgraded to Office 2007. When we attempt to do a trendline in Excel, the order of polynomials is always one below what it is stated to be and the highest ordered polynomial is always wrong On Wednesday, December 12, 2007 4:31 PM Bernard Liengme wrote: Have your downloaded Office 2007 SP1 and tried trendlines again? Have your downloaded Office 2007 SP1 and tried trendlines again? Download info: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936982 I was unable to get to your file - my email address was rejected best wishes -- On Wednesday, December 12, 2007 4:44 PM Darre wrote: Excel 2007 Polynomial Order Incorrect SP1 did not fix the problem. "Bernard Liengme" wrote: On Thursday, December 13, 2007 9:10 AM Darre wrote: Excel 2007 Polynomial Order Incorrect Martin, Here is a link to the file: http://www.mediafire.com/?7g4abmw30wn In 2003 we were getting the correct values. 2007 is doing a 3rd order fit when we click 4th order (and the 3rd order is wron On Friday, December 14, 2007 2:58 AM Martin Brown wrote: Excel 2007 Polynomial Order Incorrect If you run the same dataset under 2003 do you get the roughly the same coefficients for a 4th order fit as are displayed in 2007 but with one value hidden. Or is 2007 actually doing a 3rd order fit wh EggHeadCafe - Software Developer Portal of Choice ASP.NET Color Tool Derived from Reflection http://www.eggheadcafe.com/tutorials...ol-derive.aspx |
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Also problems with polynomial
I'll leave out any comments about the suitability of a 4th order trendline.
Two things come to mind. First, you should format the trendline equation using a scientific number format with lots of digits. Second, are you using an XY Scatter chart, or a line chart? The two differ not in formatting of the plotted data but in the treatment of the X variable. - Jon ------- Jon Peltier Peltier Technical Services, Inc. http://peltiertech.com/ Heatjer Mayes wrote: I also have trouble with the formula from adding a trendline to a 4th order polynomial. I graphed data in both 2003 and 2007 and added a 4th order trendline and displayed the formula on the graph. In both versions, I got the same formula, specifically, y = 0.00000095x4 - 0.00753977x3 + 22.51174905x2 - 29,872.75x + 14,865,177. This yielded 46690 for my text x value of 1980, but I expected a number less than 1. The formula using linest was: y = -3.3105E-10x^4+1.77394E-06x^3+-0.002673x^2+0x+1798.06, which yields the expected 0.0065 for the x value of 1980. Quite a bug! Note: I also tried a 2nd order polynomial. The results were the same using linest and using the formula on the chart from the treadline. No bugs. |
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Also problems with polynomial
I agree will all that Jon tells you.
Why not get the values of the trendline equation into cells? See http://people.stfx.ca/bliengme/ExcelTips/Polynomial.htm Do not always assume there is a bug - we ALL make mistakes and the problem could be yours (as it is here) best wishes -- Bernard V Liengme Microsoft Excel MVP http://people.stfx.ca/bliengme remove caps from email "Heatjer Mayes" wrote in message ... I also have trouble with the formula from adding a trendline to a 4th order polynomial. I graphed data in both 2003 and 2007 and added a 4th order trendline and displayed the formula on the graph. In both versions, I got the same formula, specifically, y = 0.00000095x4 - 0.00753977x3 + 22.51174905x2 - 29,872.75x + 14,865,177. This yielded 46690 for my text x value of 1980, but I expected a number less than 1. The formula using linest was: y = -3.3105E-10x^4+1.77394E-06x^3+-0.002673x^2+0x+1798.06, which yields the expected 0.0065 for the x value of 1980. Quite a bug! Note: I also tried a 2nd order polynomial. The results were the same using linest and using the formula on the chart from the treadline. No bugs. Martin Brown wrote: Excel 2007 Polynomial Order Incorrect 14-Dec-07 If you run the same dataset under 2003 do you get the roughly the same coefficients for a 4th order fit as are displayed in 2007 but with one value hidden. Or is 2007 actually doing a 3rd order fit wh Previous Posts In This Thread: On Wednesday, December 12, 2007 9:36 AM Darre wrote: Excel 2007 Polynomial Order Incorrect We recently upgraded to Office 2007. When we attempt to do a trendline in Excel, the order of polynomials is always one below what it is stated to be and the highest ordered polynomial is always wrong On Wednesday, December 12, 2007 4:31 PM Bernard Liengme wrote: Have your downloaded Office 2007 SP1 and tried trendlines again? Have your downloaded Office 2007 SP1 and tried trendlines again? Download info: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936982 I was unable to get to your file - my email address was rejected best wishes -- On Wednesday, December 12, 2007 4:44 PM Darre wrote: Excel 2007 Polynomial Order Incorrect SP1 did not fix the problem. "Bernard Liengme" wrote: On Thursday, December 13, 2007 9:10 AM Darre wrote: Excel 2007 Polynomial Order Incorrect Martin, Here is a link to the file: http://www.mediafire.com/?7g4abmw30wn In 2003 we were getting the correct values. 2007 is doing a 3rd order fit when we click 4th order (and the 3rd order is wron On Friday, December 14, 2007 2:58 AM Martin Brown wrote: Excel 2007 Polynomial Order Incorrect If you run the same dataset under 2003 do you get the roughly the same coefficients for a 4th order fit as are displayed in 2007 but with one value hidden. Or is 2007 actually doing a 3rd order fit wh EggHeadCafe - Software Developer Portal of Choice ASP.NET Color Tool Derived from Reflection http://www.eggheadcafe.com/tutorials...ol-derive.aspx |
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