forecasting
forecasting — verb
1. the act of working out, with the help of data, calculations, or expert judgment,
the act of working out, with the help of data, calculations, or expert judgment, what conditions or events are most likely in the days, months, or years ahead. (Used as the -ing form of the verb 'forecast'.)
Salma is forecasting next year's coffee prices using data from three growing regions.
forecast + [object measured]: prices, demand, sales
Apinya spent the morning forecasting how many tourists would visit the island in July.
forecast + wh-clause
Economists are forecasting that interest rates will fall by the end of the year.
The team has been forecasting heavier rain along the southern coast since Tuesday.
Forecasting demand wrongly for two quarters in a row almost cost Christopher his job.
- predict
broader; covers any guess about the future, with or without data
- project
business and statistical contexts; usually a numerical extension of past trends
- anticipate
stresses preparing for what will come, not announcing it
- look back
describes events after they happen, not before
文法句型
forecast + noun phrase
forecast + that-clause
forecast + wh-clause
用法筆記
Forecasting differs from a casual guess: subject is normally an expert, an institution, or a model, and the prediction is based on data or recognised methods. Common in weather, business, economics, and sports analysis.
常見錯誤
forecasting — noun
1. the activity, process, or output of estimating likely future conditions — for ex
the activity, process, or output of estimating likely future conditions — for example, what next month's weather will look like, how a market will move, or how many products a shop will sell.
Weather forecasting has improved hugely since satellites began circling the planet.
weather forecasting: classic compound
Renata teaches a course on demand forecasting to second-year business students.
demand forecasting (business term)
Reuben argues that economic forecasting is more art than science.
Good forecasting saved the airline millions during the storm season last winter.
The bank's forecasting of the housing market turned out to be far too optimistic.
- prediction
everyday word; less tied to formal data work
- projection
numerical, often financial, based on extending current trends
- outlook
shorter and broader; often used in news headlines
- hindsight
looking back at events, not ahead
文法句型
forecasting + of [topic]
weather / sales / demand + forecasting
用法筆記
Often used as the second half of a compound naming the field (weather forecasting, sales forecasting, demand forecasting). Mostly uncountable when referring to the activity, but can be countable when speaking of separate forecasts produced.