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Paul wrote:
i am doing an assignment and need to place a frequency polygon on top of a histogram, how do you do this in excel 2007
Presumably, you already know how to create the data for the histogram and the histogram itself. [1]
To create the frequency polygon:
- Right-click on the chart, then click on Select Data.
- Click on Add.
- For the Series Values, select the same range that you selected for histogram.
- Click OK, then click OK again. That creates a second histogram side-by-side.
- Right-click a bar of the second histogram, then click on Change Series Chart Type.
- Click on XY (Scatter), then click on the subtype you want, probably "with Lines and Markers".
- Click OK. Excel automagically connects the midpoints of the first histogram bars.
- To change the size of the markers, if any, right-click the frequency polygon (curve), then click on Marker Options.
- Select Built-In, and make the desired adjustments. Then click Close.
[1] If you do not know how to create the histogram data and chart, you should provide a concrete example to help us help you. The best way is to upload an example Excel file (devoid of any private data) that demonstrates the problem to a file-sharing website.
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Box.Net: http://www.box.net/files
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