statistical trends

Numbers over time

Statistical trends are patterns or directions of change observed in data over time.

A trend might show sales rising, temperatures climbing, or crime rates declining across years or decades.

Analysts identify trends to make predictions and inform decisions: The statistical trends suggest population growth will slow by 2050.

A trend can be upward, downward, or cyclical, and may reverse unexpectedly.

Related
  • meanAverage, or spiteful
  • fallDescend under gravity
  • seasonalityDependence on annual cycles
  • lineContinuous mark or queue
  • barDrinking establishment

median · scatter plot · mode · hypothesis testing · bar chart · rise · line graph · time lag · p-value · confidence interval · moving average · z-score · bell curve · data points · sample size · forecasting models · dip · heatmap

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pattern vs. randomness

statistical trendswhite noise

Constant random sound

anomalies · outliers · chaos · irregularities · aberrations

aggregate vs. individual

statistical trendsanecdotal evidence

Support from individual accounts

case studies · personal experiences

empirical vs. subjective

statistical trendsgut feelings

Intuitive sense without reasoning

folk wisdom · conventional wisdom

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