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Appendix C: Regression Analysis
and Best Fit Lines
(XE0124)
I am sorry to report that Microsoft © did not grant us permission to reproduce this document for
this text. In most instances Microsoft's © reluctance seemed to stem from the fact that the documents
requested were written for older versions of Excel. Considering that Microsoft © did not have
immediate plans to update any of the requested documents, and that the said documents were freely
available on the knowledgebase of their website, the denial of permission seems silly if not absurd.
By keeping the material available on Microsoft's © website the company seems to feel the material
still has some value for its consumers, but not enough value to update or grant permission for a
third party to reprint. The last known link to the material is placed below, along with keywords
that should enable the user to find the material using a Google search.
If the reader finds this policy somewhat frustrating or it has caused them to waste time hunting
down documents on the internet, I would encourage them to write Microsoft and politely ask them
to review their policy. My point of contact was Ceal Howell. Typical Microsoft © email addresses
are First Initial + Last Name @ microsoft.com (Ex. John Doe = jdoe@microsoft.com).
Last known locations for “Regression Analysis and Best Fit Lines.”:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/103839
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=5e0bff27-b103-49bf-8eb1-
fa507709157b&displaylang=en
Keywords:
Regression, “Best Fit Lines”, XE0124.
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