How is the trend line calculated in the Progress Monitor report?


The trend line in simplistic terms, is calculated on the average ROI in between assessments. The complex answer is “Least Squares”. Please go to the following link for an explanation of this calculation.
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Least_squares



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