What Is Trend Extrapolation

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Multiple Choice

What is trend extrapolation?

• A) The process of converting intuition and hunches into reality.
• B) The extension of present trends into the future.
• C) Process of asking some authorities in the area to make an "informed guess" about the future.
• D) Given a large amount of historical data on certain interrelated factors, one attempts to conceptualize alternative futures.
• E) Detecting faulty underlying assumptions before forecasting errors can occur.

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Definitions:

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