Project values in a series - Microsoft Support
WEBWhether you need to forecast expenses for the next year or project the expected results for a series in a scientific experiment, you can use Microsoft Office Excel to automatically generate future values that are based on existing data or to automatically generate extrapolated values that are based on linear trend or growth trend calculations.
Predict data trends - Microsoft Support
WEBYou can extend a series of values that fit either a simple linear trend or an exponential growth trend by using the fill handle. Use the following procedures to learn how to display and predict trends and create a projection. Create a trend series from your data. Create a linear best-fit trend series.
FORECAST and FORECAST.LINEAR functions - Microsoft Support
WEBCalculate, or predict, a future value by using existing values. The future value is a y-value for a given x-value. The existing values are known x-values and y-values, and the future value is predicted by using linear regression. You can use these functions to predict future sales, inventory requirements, or consumer trends.
TREND function - Microsoft Support
WEBExcel. Formulas and functions. More functions. TREND function. Excel for Microsoft 365 Excel for Microsoft 365 for Mac Excel for the web More... The TREND function returns values along a linear trend. It fits a straight line (using the method of least squares) to the array's known_y's and known_x's.
LINEST function - Microsoft Support
WEBDescription. The LINEST function calculates the statistics for a line by using the "least squares" method to calculate a straight line that best fits your data, and then returns an array that describes the line.
Trendline options in Office - Microsoft Support
WEBAdd a trend or moving average line to a chart. There are different trendline options that are available. You can insert a linear trend line, a polynomial trendline, power trendline, exponential trendline, moving Average trendline.
FORECAST.ETS function - Microsoft Support
WEBCalculates or predicts a future value based on existing (historical) values by using the AAA version of the Exponential Smoothing (ETS) algorithm. The predicted value is a continuation of the historical values in the specified target date, …
PERCENTILE.EXC function - Microsoft Support
WEBPERCENTILE.EXC will interpolate when the value for the specified percentile lies between two values in the array. If it cannot interpolate for the percentile, k specified, Excel will …
Create a box plot - Microsoft Support
WEBExcel 2013. If you’re doing statistical analysis, you may want to create a standard box plot to show distribution of a set of data. In a box plot, numerical data is divided into quartiles, and a box is drawn between the first and third quartiles, with an additional line drawn along the second quartile to mark the median.
Choosing the best trendline for your data - Microsoft Support
WEBExponential. An exponential trendline is a curved line that is most useful when data values rise or fall at increasingly higher rates. You cannot create an exponential trendline if your data contains zero or negative values.
LOGEST function - Microsoft Support
WEBSyntax. Remarks. Example. Need more help? You can always ask an expert in the Excel Tech Community or get support in Communities. In regression analysis, the LOGEST function calculates an exponential curve that fits your data and returns an array of values that describes the curve.
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