Line of Initial Rate

How do I do a Line of Initial Rate on a chart?

First of all, use an XY chart, not a Line chart.

In algebra we learned that the equation of a line is Y=mX+b. m is your
initial slope, b is the value of Y where X is zero. If you planned it so the
phenomenon you're monitoring starts at (0,0), then b is zero, so you need to
plot a series with two points, (0,0) and (Y,X), where Y=mX. pick an
appropriate value for X so the line stays in the chart. Put the data into
the sheet like this:

0 0
X Y <-- your calculated values

Copy this range, select the chart, and use Paste Special to add the data as
a new line, with series in columns and category labels (X values) in the
first column.

- Jon
-------
Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
Peltier Technical Services, Inc. - http://PeltierTech.com
_______


"Jeni" <Jeni@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:41AE3C89-92E5-4B07-8328-2909612E6730@microsoft.com...
> How do I do a Line of Initial Rate on a chart?