Microsoft KB Archive/140621

= Incorrect Formula for LINEST in Remarks Section of Help =

Article ID: 140621

Article Last Modified on 8/17/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 5.0c
 * Microsoft Excel 5.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 5.0a for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q140621



SUMMARY
In Microsoft Excel 5.0 or 7.0 Help, the definition of the LINEST slope formula is described as the following (in the "Remarks" section in Help):   m = n-(Sxy)(Sx)(Sy) ---      n(S(x2))-(Sx)2 The correct definition is the following:   m = n(Sxy)-(Sx)(Sy) --      n(S(x2))-(Sx)2 The difference between the two functions is the minus (-) sign after the first "n."

NOTE: The "S" in the formulas represents the Greek symbol sigma, which in scientific notation, means sum or sum of.



MORE INFORMATION
This formula is referenced correctly on pages 155-162 of the Microsoft Press book "Microsoft Excel 5 Worksheet Function Reference."

Additional query words: XL

Keywords: KB140621

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