Robert Graham Merkel wrote:
>
> Bob Stanfield writes:
[...]
> > There are two standards the 50 and 200 day moving average. Is there a reason
> > why we couldn't make that a user option?
> >
> None at all.
To be "user friendly", IMHO, the software should have "reasonable defaults"
but allow the [ab]user to select whatever value [s]he really desires. I can
see where "15 day" or "90 day" moving averages might be interesting in some
situations... having the choices be "50", "200", and "User specified" on a
menu would be reasonable. I hope that this is what you had in mind.
[...]
> > Again I use line graphs. When comparing a stock(s) and an index
> > I normalize by the initial prices. This is useful to see how a General
> > Motors follows swings in the price of crude oil, for example! There are
> > few of us old dinosaurs who like information. If I want art, I'll go to a
> > museum.
>
> Believe me, I want our graphs to be informative. If "pretty" and
> "informative" clash, I'd go for "informative" every time. Where
> practical, we should provide choice. And most of the time, there is
> no reason for there to be a clash between attractive and functional.
Unfortunately, I've had occasions in the past to [attempt to] work with
"suits" for whom "pretty" was more important than "informative". Although
I generally agree that if there is a clash, "informative" is usually the
way to go, I would hope that the [ab]user can be the final "arbiter" on
this one. (Just my 3/150 of a U.S. dollar's worth, to abuse another
recent thread. :-)
Clark
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