A type of financial analysis that involves calculating percentage changes in financial statement items over several successive accounting periods, rather than over just two periods
Creating a graph that shows how things are looking on a long term basis, either past or future
Analysis that focuses on aggregate sales data over a period of many years to determine whether annual sales are generally rising, falling or constant p 707
(Ticaret) The analysis of data that exhibits an ongoing upward or downward pattern that is not due to seasonality or random noise. Analyzing trends is useful in detecting patterns that could lead to future quality problems, and in forecasting future demand periods
The process of analysing data to identify underlying longer-term trends e g failure patterns Used in Incident and Problem Management, it is also employed as a method of modelling in Capacity Management
The analysis of data that exhibits an ongoing upward or downward pattern that is not due to seasonality or random noise Analyzing trends is useful in detecting patterns that could lead to future quality problems, and in forecasting future demand periods
a forecasting method in which likely future sales are estimated by statistical analysis of previous sales patterns
A comparative study of the component parts of a product or system and the tendency of a product or system to develop in a general direction over time
Assessment of change in key indicators over time Analysts track past rates of change in order to make predictions about how conditions may change in the future