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Part II<br />

Working with Formulas and Functions<br />

FIGURE 14.8<br />

The Analysis ToolPak’s Histogram dialog box.<br />

FIGURE 14.9<br />

A frequency distribution and chart generated by the Analysis ToolPak’s Histogram option.<br />

Using a pivot table to create a frequency distribution<br />

If your data is in the form of a table, you may prefer to use a pivot table to create a histogram. Figure 14.10<br />

shows the student grade data summarized in a pivot table. The data bars were added using the new conditional<br />

formatting features in Excel 2007.<br />

CROSS-REF<br />

I cover pivot tables in detail in Chapters 34 and 35, and you can learn more about the conditional<br />

formatting data bars in Chapter 21.<br />

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