# Linear regression for Report chart

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/linear-regression-for-report-chart/107640>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** perspective, reporting\
**Created:** [June 20, 2025, 9:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/linear-regression-for-report-chart/107640 "2025-06-20T21:07:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ryan\_Deardorff](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/ryan_deardorff/32/63815_2.png) [@Ryan\_Deardorff](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Ryan_Deardorff)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2025, 9:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/linear-regression-for-report-chart/107640/1 "2025-06-20T21:07:46Z")

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This is AI hallucination, right?

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/b/9/b95985662a9019ecb89a1540c5945d5f7ae076fc.png)

I see no such option, but Google says it with such confidence and specificity...

I can add regression lines to my Perspective charts by using Python, but I'm stuck in the Reports charts because I'm using nested queries instead of scripting to achieve an arbitrary number of charts.

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**Author:** ![Transistor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/transistor/32/3380_2.png) [@Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Transistor)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2025, 12:12am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/linear-regression-for-report-chart/107640/2 "2025-06-21T00:12:43Z")

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> [@Ryan\_Deardorff](#):
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> but Google says it with such confidence and specificity.

That's the 'A' in 'AI'.  
You're not doing a search. You're asking it to make stuff up.