extrapolate
extrapolate
definition
verb
the results cannot be extrapolated to other patient groups
extend the application of (a method or conclusion, especially one based on statistics) to an unknown situation by assuming that existing trends will continue or similar methods will be applicable.
example
attempts to 'extrapolate' likely human cancers from laboratory studies
Using these three basic numbers - population, CO2 emissions, and GDP - I proceeded to 'extrapolate' some figures.
The evidence needed for sound policymaking should thus be much more comprehensive than attempts to 'extrapolate' dubious principles from the findings of controlled trials.
The final slope of all the complex curves 'extrapolate' at the intercept to an average value of 1.5 0.5.
During that time, I've seen numerous threat briefings that attempted to 'extrapolate' possible terrorist strategies out of the most obscure bits of intelligence.
The computational model can 'extrapolate' the morphogenetic movements of human organs such as the eye, heart, lung etc.
Most franchisors will not make earnings claims, but will provide information with which you could potentially 'extrapolate' gross sales figures.
If you look at previous attempts by actuaries to 'extrapolate' trends, the forecasts have always undershot - and better lifestyles and medical advances have accelerated the improvement in life expectancy.
it is always dangerous to 'extrapolate' from a sample
It's part of their job to 'extrapolate' from current trends, anticipate future problems, and head them off at the pass.
it is always dangerous to 'extrapolate' from a sample
The study population was selected according to respiratory symptoms and, therefore, the results cannot be 'extrapolated' to the general child population.
Whether these results can be 'extrapolated' to large radial scars detected by mammography is unresolved and requires further investigation.
Is it that the original statistic was an over-generalization, 'extrapolated' from information that we can't find after the fact?
Safe exposure is 'extrapolated' from tests on rats so their relevance to humans is debatable.
Many others disagree, claiming that many of the characteristics of communities are unique and cannot be 'extrapolated' from the species level.
For example, investigators should stress that conclusions drawn from experience in one group of patients should not be 'extrapolated' to all other groups.
Thus, it cannot be assumed that results from secondary care can be 'extrapolated' to primary care.
This paper considers the problem of limited angle tomography in which a complete sinogram is not available and proposes a linear 'extrapolator' to extrapolate the missing part of the sinogram.
The second aspect covers the steps to make the 'extrapolator' fully adaptive, through optimization of the time step sensitivity and the input layer width of a sliding window extrapolator.
He insisted that the data supplied by the claimants rested ‘on surmise and inapposite 'extrapolations' from animal studies and industrial accidents’.
The x-y plot results in a straight line that can be 'extrapolated' back to the ordinate axis to give Fp (ot).
But the consumer debt-to-income ratio, like the simplistic P / E-to-growth rate comparison, will bury the 'extrapolators' at key inflection points.
The book is of broader relevance than just the tea industry, however, and the problems identified and the methods suggested can certainly be 'extrapolated' to other situations.
Some studies in adults have shown that ibuprofen is more effective or as effective in pain relief compared with acetaminophen, but these results cannot be 'extrapolated' to children.
From the combination of the relative absorbances and relative fluorescence quantum efficiencies of the two substances, a relative quantum yield could be 'extrapolated' .
The figures are 'extrapolated' from forecasts in the Barker Report, which made recommendations into the number of new homes which needed to be built to bring Britain's house price inflation in line with that of Europe.
These results may not be 'extrapolated' to a normal menopausal population due to the presence of chemotherapeutic medication.
It is not clear, however, how well these results may be 'extrapolated' to pediatric patients, because of the marked differences in pharmacokinetics of nitrofurantoin in adults and children.
This method imposes some causal structure on the forecasting task and moves away from essentially 'extrapolative' techniques.
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