Trend extrapolation
Origin: Lat. tendĕre extrapolāre
Extending trends into the future by continuing the directions of change of the past. The trends may be linear, exponential, logistic, cyclic, or in fact any shape defined by the historical data on which the extrapolation is based.
Spanish: Extrapolación de tendencia
Sources and references
- Jackson. Michael “Foresight Glossary”cited 180 times
- Barbieri Masini, Eleonora. “Why Future Studies.”cited 27 times
- United Nations Industrial Development Organization. “Foresight Methodologies Training Module 2.”cited 8 times
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