How Would a Forecaster Determine Which Functional Form of an Equation

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How would a forecaster determine which functional form of an equation to use to predict a variable?

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Samuel Slater

Known as the "Father of the American Industrial Revolution," he brought British textile technology to America, establishing the country's first successful water-powered cotton mill.

Spinning Jenny

An early multi-spindle spinning frame invented in 1764, which significantly increased the amount of yarn produced and contributed to the Industrial Revolution.

Manifest Destiny

A 19th-century doctrine or belief that the expansion of the US throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable.

John O'Sullivan

John O'Sullivan was a journalist and editor who coined the term "Manifest Destiny" to promote the belief that the United States was destined to expand across the North American continent.