The first (and most important) task is to calculate the scaling factor for the graph. This is simply how many pixels in height each value will be worth when it is plotted.

第一项任务(也是最重要的任务)是计算图形的比例因子，就是说在绘图时每单位的值在高度上要占用多少像素。

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The first (and most important) task is to calculate the scaling factor for the graph. This is simply how many pixels in height each value will be worth when it is plotted.

第一项任务（也是最重要的任务）是计算图形的 比例因子，就是说在绘图时每单位的值在高度上要占用多少像素。

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For instance, suppose you want to calculate the total value of some sales transactions as well as the percentage of the total each transaction represents.

比方说，假设需要计算某些交易活动的总价值以及每次交易所占的比重。

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To calculate the value of each loan in their portfolio, for example, bankers need to know three things: how much it will earn the bank if fully paid back, how likely the borrower is to default and, in the case of default, how much the bank can expect to get back.

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For the moment, countries calculate and value pension rights in different ways.

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Did he calculate the tax based on the full face value of your purchase, or the discounted amount you paid for it?

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