TREND Function

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 Known x Known y
2 4
4 8 Linear Regression U
6 12 Original Data
8 16
60
10 20
50

New x's TREND Result 40

16 32

Known y
30
18 36
20 40 20
f(x) = 2 x
22 44 10
24 48 0
26 52 0 5
28 56
30 60

TREND ON AN EXCEL TABLE

New x's TREND Result

16 32
18 Err:502
20 Err:502
22 Err:502
24 Err:502
26 Err:502
28 Err:502
30 32
UNFILLED ARRAY

New x's TREND Result

16 Err:502
18
20
22
24
26

30

Poly curve fitting

Known y Known x x^2 x^3
4 2 4 8
 8 4 16 64
16 6 36 216
32 8 64 512
64 10 100 1000

TREND Result New x's x^2 x^3

Err:502 16 256 4096
18 324 5832
20 400 8000
22 484 10648
24 576 13824
26 676 17576
28 784 21952

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 Linear Regression Using TREND
Original Data

60
f(x) = 2 x
50

40
Known y

30

20
f(x) = 2 x
10

0
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Known x

Non-Linear Regression Using TREND

Original Data

70
60
 Non-Linear Regression Using TREND
Original Data

70
60
50
40
Known y

30
20
10
0
0 5 10 15 f(x) = 0 20 25 30
Known x
Known y Known x x^2 x^3
4 2 4 8
8 4 16 64
16 6 36 216
32 8 64 512
64 10 100 1000

TREND Result New x's x^2 x^3

309.9 16 256 4096
462.2 18 324 5832
659.7 20 400 8000
908.2 22 484 10648
1213.9 24 576 13824
1582.8 26 676 17576
2020.8 28 784 21952

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 Non-Linear Regression Using TREND
Original Data

2500

2000
f(x) = 0.125 x³ − 1.1071428571427 x² + 5.2857142857113 x − 3.1999999999781
1500
Known y

1000

500

0
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Known x
 Known x Known y
2 4
4 8 Linear Regression U
6 12 Original Data
8 16
60
10 20
50

New x's TREND Result 40

16 32

Known y
30
18 36
20 40 20
f(x) = 2 x
22 44 10
24 48 0
26 52 0 5
28 56
30 60

TREND ON AN EXCEL TABLE

New x's TREND Result

16 32
18 Err:502
20 Err:502
22 Err:502
24 Err:502
26 Err:502
28 Err:502
30 32

New x's TREND Result

16 Err:502
18
20
22
24
26

30

Poly curve fitting

Known y Known x x^2 x^3
4 2 4 8
 8 4 16 64
16 6 36 216
32 8 64 512
64 10 100 1000

TREND Result New x's x^2 x^3

Err:502 16 256 4096
18 324 5832
20 400 8000
22 484 10648
24 576 13824
26 676 17576
28 784 21952

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 Linear Regression Using TREND
Original Data

60
f(x) = 2 x
50

40
Known y

30

20
f(x) = 2 x
10

0
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Known x

Non-Linear Regression Using TREND

Original Data

70
60
 Non-Linear Regression Using TREND
Original Data

70
60
50
40
Known y

30
20
10
0
0 5 10 15 f(x) = 0 20 25 30
Known x
 Month Sales Trend
1 $ 8,676 $ 8,878
2 $ 9,108 $ 8,883
3 $ 9,515 $ 8,888
4 $ 9,587 $ 8,893
5 $ 7,460 $ 8,899
6 $ 7,981 $ 8,904
7 $ 9,222 $ 8,909
8 $ 9,619 $ 8,914
9 $ 8,920
10 $ 8,925
11 $ 8,930
12 $ 8,935

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 Known x Known y
2 4
4 8 Linear Regression U
6 12 Original Data
8 16
60
10 20
50

New x's TREND Result 40

16 32

Known y
30
18 36
20 40 20
f(x) = 2 x
22 44 10
24 48 0
26 52 0 5
28 56
30 60

TREND ON AN EXCEL TABLE

New x's TREND Result

16 32
18 Err:502
20 Err:502
22 Err:502
24 Err:502
26 Err:502
28 Err:502
30 32
UNFILLED ARRAY

New x's TREND Result

16 Err:502
18
20
22
24
26

30

Poly curve fitting

Known y Known x x^2 x^3
4 2 4 8
 8 4 16 64
16 6 36 216
32 8 64 512
64 10 100 1000

TREND Result New x's x^2 x^3

Err:502 16 256 4096
18 324 5832
20 400 8000
22 484 10648
24 576 13824
26 676 17576
28 784 21952

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 Linear Regression Using TREND
Original Data

60
f(x) = 2 x
50

40
Known y

30

20
f(x) = 2 x
10

0
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Known x

Non-Linear Regression Using TREND

Original Data

70
60
 Non-Linear Regression Using TREND
Original Data

70
60
50
40
Known y

30
20
10
0
0 5 10 15 f(x) = 0 20 25 30
Known x