The FORECAST.LINEAR function is one of the statistical functions. It is used to calculate, or predict, a future value by using existing values; the predicted value is a y-value for a given x-value. The known values are existing x-values and y-values, and the new value is predicted by using linear regression.
Syntax
FORECAST.LINEAR(x, known_y's, known_x's)
The FORECAST.LINEAR function has the following arguments:
Argument | Description |
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x | An x-value used to predict the y-value. |
known_y's | An array of known y-values. |
known_x's | An array of known x-values. |
Notes
How to apply the FORECAST.LINEAR function.
Examples
The figure below displays the result returned by the FORECAST.LINEAR function.
