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IS there a program for graphing?

Asked by XOIIO (18328points) February 15th, 2011

I am looking for a program that, when given the first and last numbers for the x and y axis, will plot the numbers evenly along each axis so that it is the most efficient use of space, as in, find the right intervals to have them end at the end of the graph. Is there any program to do this?

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Dutchess_III's avatar

I’m not sure what you’re asking…but Excel has graphing capabilities….

blueiiznh's avatar

Sure, Excel will do this. Just make sure you set the axis points to logarithmic number line versus linear which is the default

Dutchess_III's avatar

Ya! I just said what @blueiiznh said! whatever the hell he just said…

blueiiznh's avatar

@Dutchess_III lol This may Help….Or at least that is how I interpreted the OP question….:D

Or rereading it, it may just be to auto determine the beginning points and endpoints.
I guess the world may never know.

Dutchess_III's avatar

Yes. Thank you Blue. And to clarify what Mr. @blueiiznh is saying, see this…... WTH is THAT??

Hey…@XOIIO. I hope this is helping. Excel does graphs. Just plug some numbers into The X and Y axis (Which is the numbers across the top, X, intersecting with the number along the side, Y) highlight your data / numbers and click the “graph” icon in the tool bar and see what shows up. Go play. You’ll figure it out. You can’t break it!....to warm you up, play with this for a moment. After destroying the universe a few times, Excel will be a breeze!

XOIIO's avatar

I looked in excel and alli found was bar graphs, notlike the actual graph paper. I’ll keeplooking though

blueiiznh's avatar

@XOIIO Are you simply looking to add interval lines?

Dutchess_III's avatar

@XOIIO…. Set the grids in Excel to actual squares to imitate the graph paper….go to the top of the page, in the grey area, where the columns are listed “A, B, C….”. As you move your mouse over the grids, it will turn into a + when you wind up exactly between two columns. When it turns into a +, left click, and drag the column to the left to close it up so that it’s the same length as the number column.

You can make many different kinds of graphs with Excel, not just bar graphs.

Or…maybe I don’t understand what you’re asking….

ace4968's avatar

I strongly recommend Mathematica by Wolfram if you’re going to be making serious graphs; it’s high and above the ultimate best mathematics software out there for a reasonable price. For basic line graphs, it’s super-overkill, and refer to the other answers.

EDIT
Mathematica can make any kind of graph (2D or 3D), chart, table, solve any equation, algebra, whatever. So like I said. For baseline users, Excel should hold up ok. BTW, if you’re on Mac, you have a native OSX app called “grapher” that does precisely what the title may suggest.

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