Then, what is the use of EXCEL?
Siddeek
Jon Cryer wrote:
> The absolute best advice concerning the use of Excel for
> graphics (or for statistics for that matter) is: DON'T!
>
> The _majority_ of graph-types available in Excel should never
> be used for any purpose as they produce misleading graphs -- mainly
> false third dimensions that can only serve to hide important features
> in the graph.)
>
> Jon Cryer
>
> At 02:26 PM 1/27/01 GMT, you wrote:
> >Not sure if this is the best place to ask, but can anyone point me
> >towards any web sites that provide advice on using Excel for
> >technical/scientific graphing.
> >
> >I am not sure why exactly, but I find the graphs produced by Excel,
> >compared to S-Plus or Statistica, to look out of place in a technical
> >report. As I know others feel the same way, I was hoping that there
> >might be some advice out there on how to improve their appearance.
> >
> >Many thanks,
> >
> >Graham S
> >
> >.
> >
> >
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