What Is Trend Projection

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Multiple Choice

What is trend projection?

• A) When numerical data are available, a trend can be plotted to display changes through time and into the future
• B) A trend is examined to identify its nature, causes, speed of development, and potential impacts
• C) Trends viewed as particularly important in a specific community, industry, or sector are carefully monitored, watched, and reported to key decision makers
• D) Complex systems can be modeled by means of mathematical equations and different scenarios can be run against the model to determine "what if" analysis

Understand the political and economic motivations behind U.S. foreign policies during the Cold War.

Analyze the effects of school integration and the fight against segregation.

Identify the characteristics and effects of the new conservative movement in the 1950s.

Understand the critique and resistance against conformity and materialism in the 1950s.

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