LINEST

parameters of the least-squares linear fit · from excel · excel: not yet compared · sheets: not yet compared

signature

LINEST(known_ys, [known_xs], [const], [stats])

returns: array

argumentrequired
known_ys required
known_xs optional
const optional
stats optional · defaults to 0

examples

formula and result, taken from the engine's own test suite — every result below is asserted in CI, not written by hand.

A
1 10
2 20
3 30
4 40
5 50
fx =LINEST(A1:A10) -3.3333333333333335

errors

error values observed from the engine — each with a call that produces it.

errorproduced by
#VALUE! =LINEST(2)

related

  • AVEDEV average of absolute deviations from the mean
  • AVERAGE.WEIGHTED average of values weighted by a second range
  • AVERAGEA averages values including text and logicals
  • AVERAGEIF averages cells that match a condition
  • AVERAGEIFS averages cells matching multiple conditions
  • BETA.DIST beta distribution