What Is Trend Monitoring

question 26

Multiple Choice

What is trend monitoring?

• 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

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Definitions:

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