Re: Scientific Graphing Packages

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From: Peter Moylan
Date: Sun, 03 May 1992 23:40

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In article <92122.155447U38339@uicvm.uic.edu>, U38339@uicvm.uic.edu (ALAN C. FUSCO, Ph.D.) writes:

> IMOH - If the spreadsheet manufactuerers would only get on the ball and put
> in error bars for their x-y graphing routines, that would take care of 90+
> of most peoples sci graphing routines.  How come business types NEVER need
> to know the standard errors of their estimates??????

Because it's too difficult to plot things like "estimate plus or
minus 200%".

Peter.

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