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Average Function

An Excel function that adds a group of values and then divides the result by the number of values in the group.

Average

An Excel function that adds a group of values, and then divides the result by the number of values in the group.

MAX Function

An Excel function that determines the largest value in a range.

Max

An Excel function that determines the largest value in a selected range of values.

Min Function

An Excel function that determines the smallest value in a range.

Median Function

An Excel function that finds the middle value that has as many values above it in the group as are below it.

NOW

An Excel function that retrieves the date and time from your computer's calendar and clock and inserts the information into the selected cell.

Logistical Test

Any value or expression that can be evaluated as being true or false.

Criteria

Conditions that you specify in a logical function.

Scale to Fit

Excel commands that enable you to stretch or shrink the width, height, or both, of printed output to fit a maximum number of pages.

statical functions

Excel functions, such as AVERAGE, that are useful to analyze a group of measurements.

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 in the formula.

Absolute

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

Legend

A chart element that identifies the patterns or colors that are assigned to the categories in the chart.

Pie Chart/Graph

A chart that shows the relationship of each part to a whole.

LINE CHART

A chart type that displays trends over time is a:

Data Maker

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

Freeze Planes

A command that enables you to select one or more rows or columns and lock them in place.

Freeze Planes

A command that enables you to select one or more rows or columns and lock them into place; the locked rows and columns become separate panes.

Conditional Format

A format that changes the appearance of a cell based on a condition.

A Data Marker

A pie slice is an example of:

SUM function

A predefined formula that adds all the numbers in a selected range.

Function

A predefined formula that performs calculations by using specific values in a particular order or structure.

Excel Table

A series of rows and columns that contains related data that is managed independently from the data in other rows and columns in the worksheet.

Data Bar

A shaded bar that provides a visual cue about the value of a cell relative to other cells is a:

Bevel

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

COUNTIF

A statistical function that counts the number of cells within a range that meet the given condition and that has two arguments—the range of cells to check and the criteria.

COUNTIF function

A statistical function that counts the number of cells within a range that meet the given condition and which has two arguments—the range of cells to check and the criteria.

Line

A type of chart that displays trends over time.

Pie

A type of chart that shows the relationship of each part to a whole.

point

A value that originates in a worksheet cell and that is represented in a chart by a data marker is a data:

Data Point

A value that originates in a worksheet cell and that is represented in a chart by a data marker.

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.

Summary Sheets

A worksheet where totals from other worksheets are displayed and summarized is a:

Value after increase = base × percent for new value

The formula for calculating the value after an increase by multiplying the original value—the base—by the percent for new value.

NOW Function

The function that retrieves and then displays the date and time from your computer is the:

Sheets Tab

The labels along the lower border of the workbook window that identify each worksheet are the:

Rate= Amount of increase/base

The mathematical formula to calculate a rate of increase.

Order of Operations

The mathematical rules for performing multiple calculations within a formula.

Value Axis

The numerical scale on the left side of a chart that shows the range of numbers for the data points.

increase

The percent by which one number increases over another number is the percentage rate of:

Sorting

The process of arranging data in a specific order based on the value in each field is called:

Sort

The process of arranging data in a specific order based on the value in each field.

What-if analysis

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

Filtering

The process of displaying only a portion of the data based on matching a specific value to show only the data that meets the criteria that you specify is called:

Filter

The process of displaying only a portion of the data based on matching a specific value to show only the data that meets the criteria that you specify.

Navigate

The process of moving within a worksheet or workbook:

Table

The process of moving within a worksheet or workbook:

Base

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

Paste Area

The target destination for data that has been cut or copied using the Office Clipboard is the:

Violate

The term used to describe an Excel function that is subject to change each time the workbook is opened is called:

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 is the

Arguement

The values that an Excel function uses to perform calculations or operations are the:

Detail Sheets

The worksheets that contain the details of the information summarized on a summary sheet are called:

Category Axis

The x-axis is also known as the:

Value Axis

The y-axis is also known as the:

comparison operator

Symbols that evaluate each value to determine if it is the same (=), greater than (>), less than (<), or in between a range of values as specified by the criteria.

Print Titles

The Excel command that enables you to specify rows and columns to repeat on each printed page is:

Flash Fill

The Excel command that recognizes a pattern in your data and then automatically fills in the values when you enter examples of the desired output is:

Formula AutoComplete

The Excel feature which, after typing = and the first letter of a function, displays a list of function names.

Values & Number Formatting

The Paste option used to paste calculated values that result from the calculation of formulas along with the formatting applied to the copied cells.

Paste

The action of placing cell contents that have been copied or moved to the Clipboard into another location is called:

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.

Plot Area

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

Plot Area

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

Move Chart

The command that moves a chart to a worksheet that contains only a chart and no other worksheet data.

Chart Area

The entire chart and all of its elements.

conditional formatting

A format that changes the appearance of a cell—for example, by adding cell shading or font color—based on a condition; if the condition is true, the cell is formatted based on that condition, and if the condition is false, the cell is not formatted.

IF function

A function that uses a logical test to check whether a condition is met, and then returns one value if true and another value if false.

logistical function

A group of functions that test for specific conditions, and which typically use conditional tests to determine whether specified conditions are true or false.

Axis

A line that serves as a frame of reference for measurement and that 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:

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.

Series

Related data points represented by data markers are referred to as the data: