To whom it may concern,
I recently installed Debian on an old box I had, learned everything to
date
I know about Linux, and promptly typed out an advanced chemistry lab report
in Calc, created graphs to prove that flipping coins had a 50% reaction rate
when turning heads to tails, created best fit lines, and ground to a
screeching halt when I went to add the regression statistics to the graphs.
By regression statistics I mean the following:
In Microsoft Excel one can add the equation and accuracy (r^2) value of
a
given regression type (linear, power, etc.) to a graph. This is highly useful
for determining the best regression for a given graph. While it is currently
possible to use linest or another function to evaluate the accuracy of a
regression, it is not convenient nor visually appealing, nor on the graph
itself.
So. I have experience in Java and figured that since open office is open
source, there probably was something I could do about this. I have a few
preliminary questions about this endeavor:
#1 I've done some internet searching and haven't found how to add
regressions to graphs except possibly by macro. I'm assuming this is in fact
something that cannot be currently done... if someone with some programming
insight or a lot more experience with open office than myself could let me
know if I've simply missed how to do this it would be great. In other words:
is this in fact a feature yet to be implemented or did I miss it?
#2 Is there an action item about this? I haven't found one.
I'm currently reading through the material on the developers section of the
website, but I would appreciate some feedback.
Paul W. Quimby
CA Class '08
