Excel ch. 3

absolute

a cell reference that refers to a cell by its fixed position in a worksheet is referred to as being:

line chart

a chart type that displays trends over time

data marker

a column, bar, area, dot, pie slice or other symbol in a chart that represents a single data point

axis

a line that serves as a frame of reference for measurement and that borders the chart plot area

enterprise fund

a municipal government fund that reports income and expenditures related to municipal services for which a fee is charged in exchange for goods or services

a data marker

a pie slice is an example of:

point

a value that originates in a worksheet cell ad that is represented in a chart by a data marker is a data

goal seek

a what-if analysis tool that finds the input needed in one cell to arrive at the desired result in another cell

chart sheet

a workbook sheet that contains only a chart

category axis

area along the bottom of a chart that identifies the categories of data; also referred to as the x-axis

plot area

area bounded by the axes of a chart, including all the data series

chart area

comprised of the entire chart and all of its elements

formula autocomplete

excel feature which, after typing = and the first letter of a function, displays a list of function names that match the typed letter(s)

value after increase = base * percent for new value

formula for calculating the value after an increase by multiplying the original value (the base) by the percent for new value

color or pattern

in a chart, each data point-bar, slice, and so on, has a unique

relative cell reference

in a formula, the address of a cell based on the relative position of the cell that contains the formula and the cell referred to

rate = amount of increase/base

mathematical formula to calculate a rate of increase

order of operations

mathematical rules for performing multiple calculations within a formula

value axis

numerical scale on the left side of a chart that shows the range of numbers for the data points; also referred to as the y-axis

what-if analysis

process of changing the values in cells to see how those changes affect the outcome of formulas in a worksheet

series

related data points represented by data markers are referred to as the data _____

bevel

shape effect that uses shading and shadows to make the edges of a shape appear to be curved or angled

pie chart

shows the relationship of each part to a whole

explode

the action of pulling out a pie slice from a pie chart is called:

increase

the percent by which one number increases over another is the percent rate of _____

base

the starting point when you divide the amount of increase by it to calculate the rate of increase is the _____

3-D

the term that refers to an image that appears to have all three spatial dimensions is:

major unit

the value in a charts value axis that determines the spacing between the guidelines in the plot area is the:

category axis

the x-axis is also known as the:

value axis

the y-axis is also known as the: