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Figure 17-27: A chart displaying a logarithmic trendline.<br />

Chapter 17: Charting Techniques 467<br />

Column C shows the predicted y values for each value of x, using the calculated values for b and<br />

c. For example, the formula in cell C2 is<br />

=($E$2*LN(A2))+$F$2<br />

As you can see, a logarithmic trendline does not provide a good fit for this data. The R-square<br />

value is low, and the trendline does not match the data.<br />

Power trendline<br />

The equation for a power trendline looks like this:<br />

y = c * x^b

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