---
title: promql.linearRegression() function
description: promql.linearRegression() implements linear regression functionality required to implement PromQL’s deriv() and predict_linear() functions.
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/flux/v0/stdlib/internal/promql/linearregression/
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product: Flux
version: v0
publisher: InfluxData
canonical: https://docs.influxdata.com/flux/v0/stdlib/internal/promql/linearregression/
date: '2024-04-08T16:01:02-06:00'
lastmod: '2024-04-08T16:01:02-06:00'
---

* Flux 0.47.0+

InfluxDB support

`promql.linearRegression()` implements linear regression functionality required to implement
PromQL’s [`deriv()`](https://prometheus.io/docs/prometheus/latest/querying/functions/#deriv)and [`predict_linear()`](https://prometheus.io/docs/prometheus/latest/querying/functions/#predict_linear) functions.

**Important**: The `internal/promql` package is not meant for external use.

##### Function type signature

```js
(
    <-tables: stream[{A with _value: float, _time: time, _stop: time}],
    ?fromNow: float,
    ?predict: bool,
) => stream[{B with _value: float}]
```

For more information, see [Function type signatures](/flux/v0/function-type-signatures/).

## Parameters

### tables

Input data. Default is piped-forward data (`<-`).

### predict

Output should contain a prediction.

### fromNow

Time as a floating point value.