<div class="raw-html-embed">	<p>The <b>FORECAST.LINEAR</b> function is one of the <a href="../../docs/userguides/spreadsheet_editor/InsertFunction.aspx#statistical" onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">statistical functions</a>. 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.</p>

	<h5 class="pt8">Syntax</h5>
	<p><b><em>FORECAST.LINEAR(x, known_y's, known_x's)</em></b></p>
	<p>The <b>FORECAST.LINEAR</b> function has the following arguments:</p>
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				<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>An array of known y-values.</td>
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				<td><b><em>known_x's</em></b></td>
				<td>An array of known x-values.</td>
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	<h5 class="pt8">Notes</h5>
	<p><a href="../../docs/userguides/spreadsheet_editor/InsertFunction.aspx#howtoapplyfunctions_block" onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">How to apply</a> the <b>FORECAST.LINEAR</b> function.</p>

	<h5 class="pt8">Examples</h5>
	<p>The figure below displays the result returned by the <b>FORECAST.LINEAR</b> function.</p>
	<p><img alt="FORECAST.LINEAR Function" src="https://static-helpcenter.onlyoffice.com/forecast_linear_b05beeba61.png"></p></div>

FORECAST.LINEAR Function

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Argument	Description
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.