TRUECALC
Functions

LOGEST

Returns exponential regression statistics

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When to use it

When should I use LOGEST?

Use LOGEST to fit an exponential regression curve to data and return the base and coefficient, useful when growth is multiplicative rather than additive.

Used in

science · operations

Syntax

LOGEST(known_y, [known_x], [const], [stats])

Examples

=LOGEST({2,4,8,16},{1,2,3,4}) // => 1.9999999999999996
=LOGEST({2,4,8,16},{1,2,3,4},TRUE) // => 1.9999999999999996
=LOGEST({2,4,8,16},{1,2,3,4},FALSE) // => 2

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