CIS 100 Excel Chapter 3
Line Chart
A chart type that displays trends over time
Bevel
A shape effect that uses shading and shadows to make the edges of a shape appear to be curved or angled
3-D
The term that refers to an image that appears to have all three spatial dimensions is
Major unit
The value in a chart's value axis that determines the spacing between tick marks and between the gridlines in the plot area
Order of Operations
The mathematical rules for performing multiple calculations within a formula
Data Marker
A column, bar, area, dot, pie slice, or other symbol in a chart that represents a single data point
Point
A value that originates in a worksheet cell and 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
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
Series
Related data points represented by data markers are referred to as the data:
Formula Autocomplete
The Excel feature which, after typing = and the first letter of a function, displays a list of function names
Plot Area
The area bounded by the axes of a chart, including all the data series
Chart Area
The entire chart and all of its elements
Value after increase = base x percent for new value
The formula for calculating the value after an increase by multiplying the original value -- the base -- by the percent for a new value
Rate = amount of increase/base
The mathematical formula to calculate a rate of increase
increase
The percent by which one number increases over another number is the percentage rate of
Base
The starting point when you divide the amount of increase by it to calculate the rate of the increase is the
Category Axis
The x-axis is also known as the
Pie Chart
a chart that shows the relationship of a part to a whole
What-if Analysis
process of changing values in cell to see how those changes affect the outcome of formulas in the worksheet
Absolute
A cell reference that refers to a cell by its fixed position in a worksheet is referred to as being
Axis
A line that serves as a frame of reference for measurement and which borders the chart plot area
An 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 is
Explode
The action of pulling out a pie slice from a pie chart for emphasis is called
Category Axis
The area along the bottom of a chart that identifies the categories of data; also referred to as the x-axis
Value Axis
A 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
Value Axis
the y-axis is also known as the
