If only one variable is used, known_y's and known_x's can be ranges of any shape, as long as they have equal dimensions. The array known_x's can include one or more sets of variables. If the array known_y's is in a single row, then each row of known_x's is interpreted as a separate variable.Īn optional set of x-values that you may already know in the relationship y = mx + b If the array known_y's is in a single column, then each column of known_x's is interpreted as a separate variable. The set of y-values you already know in the relationship y = mx + b The TREND function syntax has the following arguments: