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I need to chart standard deviation in my worksheet. There needs to be 3
times the standard deviation (positive and negative) Is the average added to
these two values
to be correct thanks in advance.
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This show how to add the lines
http://peltiertech.com/Excel/Charts/...orzSeries.html

You need three lines
=Average(rng)+3*stdev(rng)
=Average(rng)
=Average(rng)-3*stdev(rng)

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