I have data that I need to smooth to better calculate order points for ordering inventory.
I have the 12 months usage for a particular part in cells A1:L1.
The data fluctuates all over the place from 10 to 132, and anywhere in between. I need a better way to smooth this data to avoid ordering "excess" due to the spikes in usage.
Any formula's that can be provided to help is greatly appreciated.
Hard to say without seeing your data but one common procedure is to average every so many points, so try averaging every 3 points or so. If your data is in A1:A500, in Col E (for example), you can enter this and copy down
=AVERAGE(INDEX($A$1:$A$500,(ROW(A1)-1)*3+1):INDEX($A$1:$A$500,(ROW(A1)-1)*3+3))
Then Graph Col E
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