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Formulas and Charts

The document introduces various functions used for calculations in spreadsheets, including SUM, MAX, MIN, and AVERAGE, explaining their purposes and usage. It also discusses charts as visual representations of data, highlighting common types such as pie, column, line, and bar charts, along with their components like titles and legends. These tools are essential for effective data analysis and presentation.

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Formulas and Charts

The document introduces various functions used for calculations in spreadsheets, including SUM, MAX, MIN, and AVERAGE, explaining their purposes and usage. It also discusses charts as visual representations of data, highlighting common types such as pie, column, line, and bar charts, along with their components like titles and legends. These tools are essential for effective data analysis and presentation.

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Introduction to Functions and Charts

Functions can be used to perform simple or complex calculations.

Sum Function
It can add individual values, cell references or ranges or a mix of all three. For example:
=SUM(A2:A10) Adds the values in cells A2:10.

Max Function
The MAX function finds the highest number in a range. The function ignores cells with
text. It will only work for cells with numbers.

Min Function
The MIN function finds the lowest number in a range. The function ignores cells with
text. It will only work for cells with numbers.

Average Function
The AVERAGE function calculates the average in a range. It is typed =AVERAGE( C2:
C8).It adds the range and divides it by the number of observations.

Charts are visual (pictorial)representations of data used to make it more


understandable. It is used to represent data effectively, quickly and convey information
easily. Commonly used charts are:

● Pie chart
● Column chart
● Line chart
● Bar Chart

Components of Charts:

Chart title: A title given to the chart.


X-Axis title: A title given to the X-axis data range.
Y-Axis title: A title given to the Y-axis data range.
Chart Legend: A legend can make your chart easier to read because it positions the
labels for the data series outside the plot area of the chart. They can be placed either at
the top, bottom, left or right.

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