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Katsche.Schwarzenbeck@gmx.net - 01 Aug 2006 18:35 GMT
Hi,

Oftentimes, when I create a Graph in MS PowerPoint, PowerPoint chooses
the Minimum and Maximum to be very odd numbers.  For example my lowest
point is 86% and my highest is 95%.  PowerPoint then sets the Minimum
at 0.80000000013148 and the Maximum at 0.960000000131481

Does anybody know where this odd figure is coming from?

Thanks

Katsche
ciw2otv@aol.com - 01 Aug 2006 20:42 GMT
> Hi,
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> Katsche
The program seems to be in the business of reading minds and choosing
which dialect to go with. Some mathemagics is happening also. Not sure
what algorithms are in place, but it appears to let all players have a
turn at the plate and be seen by the fans. Numbers like 87% and 0.97
are treated similarly, while a 76 is totally out of place. The former
pair is squashed in comparison to the latter. If only the 87% and 0.97
are in the game, each is given a respectable amount of space to be
viewed. Each of the 87% and 0.97 are thought of as being percentages,
an observation picked up when looking under the number tab of
formatting axis. Percentage number format may to take precedence over
some other entries. A possible explanation might be that business
often-present growth in a universal language of parts with 100 being
the whole.
Echo S - 01 Aug 2006 22:06 GMT
> Hi,
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> Does anybody know where this odd figure is coming from?

Do you mean the "odd figure" as in 80% being the min and 96% being the max,
or do you mean the "odd figure" as in the numbers 10+ places to the right of
the decimal?

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Katsche.Schwarzenbeck@gmx.net - 07 Aug 2006 20:38 GMT
Hi Echo,

By "odd" I meant the numbers 10 places to the right of the decimal - I
plug in 86% (or .86) without any further decimals

Katsche

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