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Old 03-02-2011, 07:03 PM
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kinetic (Steve)
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Originally Posted by sheeny View Post
My suggestion is to use regression in the data analysis add-in. Amongst all the other stuff this produces, the "intercept" coefficient (b) and the "X variable 1" coefficient (m) should give you the centre trend line:

y = mx + b

To normalise your data to oscillate around a horizontal line, calculate y from the the above equation in a column beside your raw data, and produce your normalised data by subtracting this from your raw data.

Clear as mud?

Al.
Errr..I think so...
So I should regress to a child like state and get Carl (Renormalised) to do
it for me?.....

Yep , seriously, I get you...a thousand thankyous Al !

Steve
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