>I have a table that stores data for years.
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>I know how to query the data to get totals, averages, etc for individual years. I even understand how to query for specific months in each years.
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>I am wondering what is the best way to compare data year to year? ie look for trends.
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>I mean like 1999, 2000, give the totals, averages etc, so I can see the net change from year to year. (I know how to convert it to a percent.)
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>What I need is some helpful ideas.
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>TIA,
>Mike
Not sure if I understand you correctly, but to the question "what is the best way to compare data year by year" I would answer that "an image is worth a thousand words", so I will use FoxCharts to create a graphical representation of your data.
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