Excel C. 3
Rate
= amount of increase/base
Percent for new value
= base percent + percent of increase
Absolute Cell Reference
A cell reference that refers to cells by their fixed position in a worksheet
Legend
A chart element that identifies the patterns or colors that are assigned to the categories in the chart.
Pie chart
A chart that shows the relationship of each part to a whole
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 which borders the chart plot area.
Value axis
A numerical scale on the left side of a chart that shows the range of numbers for the data points. Y-axis.
Bevel
A shape effect that uses shading and shadows to make the edges of a shape appear to be curved or angled
Data point
A value that originates in a worksheet cell and that is represented by data markers
Goal seek
A what-if analysis tool that finds the input needed in one cell to arrive at the desired result in another cell
Formula AutoComplete
An Excel feature which, after typing an = and the beginning letter of a function name
y-axis
Another name for the value axis. Vertical axis.
x-axis
Category axis. Horizontal axis
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
Order of Operations
PEMDAS
Explode
The action of pulling out one or more pie slices from a pie chart or emphasis
Category Axis
The area along the bottom of a chart that identifies the categories of data. The x-axis
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
Percentage rate of increase
The percent by which one number increases over another number
What if analysis
The process of changing the values in cells to see how those changes affect the outcome of formulas in a worksheet
Base
The starting point when you divide the amount of increase by it to calculate the rate of increase.
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.
