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# More generally, any estimation method where the estimated result lies beyond the range spanned by two or more known data points.  (Not necessarily using straight-line methods of estimation.)
# More generally, any estimation method where the estimated result lies beyond the range spanned by two or more known data points.  (Not necessarily using straight-line methods of estimation.)


::Extrapolation is generally a less reliable estimation method than Interpolation.
 
::Extrapolation can be particularly unreliable when historical trends - for example historic growth rates - are projected into future periods for planning purposes.
Extrapolation is generally a less reliable estimation method than Interpolation.
 
Extrapolation can be particularly unreliable when historical trends - for example historic growth rates - are projected into future periods for planning purposes.


== See also ==
== See also ==

Revision as of 19:21, 14 November 2015

  1. A straight-line estimation method where the estimated result lies beyond the range spanned by two or more known data points.
  2. More generally, any estimation method where the estimated result lies beyond the range spanned by two or more known data points. (Not necessarily using straight-line methods of estimation.)


Extrapolation is generally a less reliable estimation method than Interpolation.

Extrapolation can be particularly unreliable when historical trends - for example historic growth rates - are projected into future periods for planning purposes.

See also