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title: "Slope of the line (differential)"
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updated: 2021-04-27T19:01:09Z
published: 2021-04-27T19:01:09Z
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# Slope of the line (differential)

Having opened the advanced regression features menu on the graph controls, you can choose to add markers showing the **slope of the regression line** at each point.

These slope values are the **first differential** of the regression equation.

So, for example, if your data was a series of **positions in time**, then the slope values will represent the **speed at these points in time**.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/62f8f41e-e041-42c4-b9bc-8ae1eb45d064/Images/Documentation/image-1618309518115.png)

The "**Create new column from these values**" button allows you to create and name a new column with the values, so you can then for example plot the speeds:

![](https://cdn.document360.io/62f8f41e-e041-42c4-b9bc-8ae1eb45d064/Images/Documentation/image-1618309714072.png)

In this example, the speed is shown increasing exactly linearly. This is a consequence of the regression line being a quadratic equation, the differential of which will always be a linear equation.