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Default How do I calculate the area under the curve using Excel?

Is there a function to calculate the area under the curve? I have tried to
use the AREAS(ref) function but failed at finding the area. Maybe I used it
wrong? Any help would be greatly appreciated =)
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Bernie Deitrick
 
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AREAS returns the number of range areas of the ref.

To calculate the area under a curve, you can use

=SUMPRODUCT(A2:A20-A1:A19,(B2:B20+B1:B19)/2)

Where your x values are in A1:A20, and your Y values are in B1:B20. This is
an approximate method for finding the area under the curve, summing the area
of the trapezoids defined by pairs of points (and the points along the x
axis).

HTH,
Bernie
MS Excel MVP


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Is there a function to calculate the area under the curve? I have tried to
use the AREAS(ref) function but failed at finding the area. Maybe I used

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wrong? Any help would be greatly appreciated =)



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