Trend Extrapolation Is

question 17

Multiple Choice

Trend extrapolation is

• A) the process of converting intuition and hunches into reality.
• B) the extension of present trends into the future.
• C) the 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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