Comments on: Extrapolating

By: TH

TH — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:06:21 +0000

Seconded. Some data is linear (0 on day 0, 1 on day 1, 2 on day 2…); Some is exponential (0 on day 0, 1 on day 1, 3 on day 2, 6 on day 3…); there are many other functions, and some data simply doesn’t fit a function (such as the examples given in the comic) and can’t be extrapolated. Other data can be extrapolated, but only based on a trend line, and not based on the actual data.

By: Harm

Harm — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 22:26:25 +0000

The interesting part is that Megan looks thoughtful in this comic.

By: Alan

Alan — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 21:40:51 +0000

Came here to say that, too. Also it really should mention that the underlying problem is with only two points, there’s not enough data to choose the correct model for extrapolation.

By: sane

sane — Sun, 15 May 2011 23:37:28 +0000

thank goodness the comic is false

By: C

Wed, 26 May 2010 18:54:07 +0000

You should probably change that to “more data points than 2″… :-B