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Old April 9th, 2009, 12:25 PM posted to microsoft.public.excel.charting
dj
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Default Adding an average line to a chart

Hot a chart with numerous columns (using the 3D standard one); want to add a
moving average line of the data in the graph. How can I do this - do I need
to change the chart type?
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Old April 9th, 2009, 01:13 PM posted to microsoft.public.excel.charting
Jon Peltier
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Default Adding an average line to a chart

You can't do this with a 3D type chart, but that's okay, because you
shouldn't use a 3D chart anyway. They distort and even misrepresent the
data, and people misread and misinterpret them all the time.

Here's how to add such a line to a regular column chart:

http://peltiertech.com/Excel/Charts/AddLine.html

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Hot a chart with numerous columns (using the 3D standard one); want to add
a
moving average line of the data in the graph. How can I do this - do I
need
to change the chart type?
--
DJ



 




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