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You can fill in a series of values that fit a simple linear trend or an exponential growth trend by using the fill handle or the Series command. To extend complex and nonlinear data, you can use worksheet functions or the regression analysis tool in the Analysis ToolPak Add-in.
Calculates predicted exponential growth by using existing data. GROWTH returns the y-values for a series of new x-values that you specify by using existing x-values and y-values. You can also use the GROWTH worksheet function to fit an exponential curve to existing x-values and y-values.
When you create a forecast, Excel creates a new worksheet that contains both a table of the historical and predicted values and a chart that expresses this data. A forecast can help you predict things like future sales, inventory requirements, or consumer trends.
Learn how to use the percentage formula in Excel to find the percentage of a total and the percentage of change between two numbers. Try it now!
Show different calculations in PivotTable value fields. Applies To. Instead of writing your own formulas in calculated fields, you can use Show Values As to quickly present values in different ways. It also provides several new calculation options, such as % of Parent Total or % Running Total In.
To quickly apply percentage formatting to selected cells, click Percent Style in the Number group on the Home tab, or press Ctrl+Shift+%. If you want more control over the format, or you want to change other aspects of formatting for your selection, you can follow these steps.
Use sparklines to show trends in a series of values, such as seasonal increases or decreases, economic cycles, or to highlight maximum and minimum values. Position a sparkline near its data for greatest impact.
Analyze Data in Excel empowers you to understand your data through natural language queries that allow you to ask questions about your data without having to write complicated formulas. In addition, Analyze Data provides high-level visual summaries, trends, and patterns.
Choosing Groups for Aggregation. When you aggregate data, you group data by attributes such as product, price, region, or date and then define a formula that works on all the data in the group. For example, when you create a total for a year, you are creating an aggregation.
Returns the rank of a value in a data set as a percentage (0..1, exclusive) of the data set. PERCENTRANK.INC function. Returns the percentage rank of a value in a data set. PERMUT function. Returns the number of permutations for a given number of objects. PERMUTATIONA function
Overview of formulas in Excel. How to avoid broken formulas. Detect errors in formulas. A complete list of all Excel functions in alphabetical order.