<div class="raw-html-embed">	<p>The <b>FORECAST</b> function is one of the <a href="https://helpcenter.onlyoffice.com/onlyoffice-editors/onlyoffice-spreadsheet-editor/UsageInstructions/InsertFunction.aspx#statistical" onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">statistical functions</a>. It is used to predict a future value based on existing values provided.</p>

	<h5 class="pt8">Syntax</h5>
	<p><b><em>FORECAST(x, known_y's, known_x's)</em></b></p>
	<p>The <b>FORECAST</b> function has the following arguments:</p>
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				<th style="background-color: #f4f4f4" width="150ch"><b>Argument</b></th>
				<th style="background-color: #f4f4f4"><b>Description</b></th>
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				<td><b><em>x</em></b></td>
				<td>An x-value used to predict the y-value.</td>
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				<td><b><em>known_y's</em></b></td>
				<td>The dependent data range.</td>
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				<td><b><em>known_x's</em></b></td>
				<td>The independent data range with the same number of elements as <b><em>known_y's</em></b> contains.</td>
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	<h5 class="pt8">Notes</h5>
	<p><a href="https://helpcenter.onlyoffice.com/onlyoffice-editors/onlyoffice-spreadsheet-editor/UsageInstructions/InsertFunction.aspx#applyfunction" onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">How to apply</a> the <b>FORECAST</b> function.</p>

	<h5 class="pt8">Examples</h5>
	<p>The figure below displays the result returned by the <b>FORECAST</b> function.</p>
	<p><img alt="FORECAST Function" src="https://static-helpcenter.teamlab.info/forecast_d98194876a.png"></p></div>

FORECAST Function

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Argument	Description
x	An x-value used to predict the y-value.
*known_y's*	The dependent data range.
*known_x's*	The independent data range with the same number of elements as *known_y's* contains.

FORECAST Function

Syntax

Notes

Examples

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