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Hello Everyone
Very simple Question i want to ask
So i know Power bi have a build in Function to do Forecasting but i want to know
is there any formula for forecasting in power bi or other way what formula we can use to do forecasting if i don't want to use build in Visualfor forecasting
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Hi @YasirBilal ,
You could use Python to do machine learning.
Here is some documents for your reference.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/service-tutorial-build-machine-learning-model
Here is a similar case using R.
https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Desktop/Forecast-using-R/m-p/916380
Or you can create the right general formula based on your data.
Hi @YasirBilal ,
You could use Python to do machine learning.
Here is some documents for your reference.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/service-tutorial-build-machine-learning-model
Here is a similar case using R.
https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Desktop/Forecast-using-R/m-p/916380
Or you can create the right general formula based on your data.
Hi @YasirBilal ,
you can use R or Python or check out AutoML for Dataflows
https://powerbi.microsoft.com/de-de/blog/creating-machine-learning-models-in-power-bi/
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