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    Creating a continuous graph with non-continuous data

    I am trying to solve a statistical problem using excel, but I am barely even a novice.

    I have collected 100 numbers ranging from 0 and above (0, 1, 1.04, 4.35, 237.86...), I know that the bigger the number is, the lower the chances of it appearing are. What I am trying to figure out is for which number is the product of the number itself and its chances of popping up the biggest, for instance: the chances of getting 2 could be 0.8 which works out as 2*0.8= 1.6, the chances of getting 2,000 could be 0.008, whose product is 16.

    The numbers are not random, and there is some formula that produces them, but I know that the chances of getting a 2.00 are virtually the same as getting a 2.01 for instance, so a graph displaying the chances of getting a number as a function of the actual number would be continuous. Thing is, I really don't know how to use excel, and all I have is that table of numbers.

    How could I create a continuous graph as described above, using my data and also get its approximate function?

    Thanks a lot.

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    Re: Creating a continuous graph with non-continuous data

    This sounds like an issue that can be solved with interpolation.

    Attach a sample workbook. Make sure there is just enough data to demonstrate your need. Include a BEFORE sheet and an AFTER sheet in the workbook if needed to show the process you're trying to complete or automate. Make sure your desired results are shown, mock them up manually if necessary.

    Remember to desensitize the data.

    Click on GO ADVANCED and then scroll down to Manage Attachments to open the upload window.
    One spreadsheet to rule them all. One spreadsheet to find them. One spreadsheet to bring them all and at corporate, bind them.

    A picture is worth a thousand words, but a sample spreadsheet is more likely to be worked on.

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