Forecast 'S Curve' with only Start & Finish Values over a Given Time Period

simondb

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Hi, please help. I'm not sure if this is even possible.
I am trying to create an "S Curve" chart as a predicted forecast. The only data I have is Years to go on the X Axis and "Start / Finish" values for the Y Axis.

X AxisY Axis
20220
2023
2024
2025
2026
2027
2028150000

Many thanks, Simon
 

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I don't know at all if this is what you need. This is a normal distribution. The standard deviation has to be in there somewhere, so I put in a "Standard Deviation Factor" which changes the S-iness of the output.
MrExcelPlayground6.xlsx
AB
12022$ -
22023$ 7,169
32024$ 30,349
42025$ 75,000
52026$ 119,651
62027$ 142,831
72028$ 150,000
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9SD factor5
Sheet18
Cell Formulas
RangeFormula
B2:B6B2=B1+NORM.DIST(A2:A6,AVERAGE(A1,A7),(A7-A1)/B9,TRUE)*(B7-B1)
Dynamic array formulas.

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