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Percent Variance Formula
What should be the correct formula for % Variance? (New - Old) / Old?? If I have a forecast and an actual would the formula be: (Actual - Forecast) / Forecast Thanks, MD -- mdalby ------------------------------------------------------------------------ mdalby's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...fo&userid=7055 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=399107 |
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It's really relative to what you're trying to convey: Example, if you'd like to say that the actual results varied from the forecast by x%, you'd use =(actual - forecast)/forecast. If you'd like to say that the forecast was off by x%, use = (forecast - actual)/actual. -- Excel_Geek ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Excel_Geek's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=26423 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=399107 |
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