Forecasting Usingexponential Power Functions
Forecasting Usingexponential Power Functions
2017 $218.6 1
2018 $435.0 2
2019 $915.0 3
2020 $1,825.9 4
2021 $4,021.8 5
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Power
Constant a 170.97
Exponent b 1.7511
Exponential
a 103.59
b 0.7259
Revenue (millions of USD)
$218.6
$435.0
$915.0
$1,825.9 Revenue (millions of USD)
$4,021.8
$4,500.0
$ 3,582.10 $4,021.8
f(x) = 135.801286677229 exp( 0.609875008104077 x)
$4,000.0 $3,582.10
$3,500.0 f(x) = 173.938210611781 x^1.72091476617317
Absolute % Error $3,000.0
Power $2,500.0
Revenue
20.14% $1,825.9
$2,000.0
30.08% $1,500.0
$915.0
28.03% $1,000.0
$435.0
2.53% $500.0 $218.6
26.67% $0.0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
51.17%
Year Number
26.44%
y = 103.59e0.7259x
y = 170.97x1.7511
,021.8
008104077 x)
$3,582.10
17317
5 6 7