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  • Data visualization

Background:

  • Microsoft Excel is widely used by behavior analysts for graphing.
  • Traditional methods for adding phase change lines in Excel are cumbersome and static.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present an innovative technique for incorporating phase change lines in Excel graphs.
  • To ensure phase change lines dynamically adjust to data additions and graph resizing.

Main Methods:

  • Description of a novel procedure for creating adaptable phase change lines in Excel.
  • Utilizing specific Excel features to enable automatic line adjustment.

Main Results:

  • Phase change lines are successfully implemented that automatically move with new data.
  • The implemented lines also adjust appropriately when the graph is resized.

Conclusions:

  • This method significantly improves the efficiency and accuracy of data graphing for behavior analysts using Excel.
  • The technique offers a user-friendly solution to a common graphing challenge in behavior analysis.