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This workbook is designed to illustrate three common methods of forecasting via extrapolation with a real data set
consisting of population estimates for the country of India.
The Extrapolation worksheet contains estimates from the US Census Bureau for
India's population at mid-year over the past fifty years and forecasts for the next
fifty years.
The three forecasting methods are:
Data Sources:
US Census
Penn World Tables
n with a real data set
Population Linear Log Exp(Log
Year t (millions) Pop (t-1) Ln(Pop) Trend Trend Trend)
1950 0 370 5.91 332 5.89 363
1951 1 376 370 5.93 344 5.92 371
1952 2 383 376 5.95 356 5.94 379
1953 3 390 383 5.97 368 5.96 387
1954 4 397 390 5.98 380 5.98 395
1955 5 404 397 6.00 392 6.00 404
1956 6 412 404 6.02 405 6.02 413
1957 7 420 412 6.04 417 6.04 422
1958 8 428 420 6.06 429 6.07 431
1959 9 437 428 6.08 441 6.09 440 Linear Trend Line for India's Popul
1960 10 446 437 6.10 453 6.11 449 Period, 1950-1990
1961 11 455 446 6.12 465 6.13 459
900
1962 12 464 455 6.14 477 6.15 469
850
1963 13 474 464 6.16 489 6.17 479
800
1964 14 485 474 6.18 502 6.19 490 750
1965 15 496 485 6.21 514 6.21 500 700
Population (millions)
1966 16 507 496 6.23 526 6.24 511 650
1967 17 519 507 6.25 538 6.26 522 600
1968 18 530 519 6.27 550 6.28 533 550
1969 19 543 530 6.30 562 6.30 545 500
1970 20 555 543 6.32 574 6.32 556 450
1971 21 568 555 6.34 586 6.34 568 400
1972 22 581 568 6.37 599 6.36 581 350
300
1973 23 595 581 6.39 611 6.39 593
1950 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975
1974 24 608 595 6.41 623 6.41 606
1975 25 622 608 6.43 635 6.43 619 Year
5.40
1950 1955 1960 1965 1970
Year
1993 43 899 883 6.80 853 6.81 909
1994 44 916 899 6.82 865 6.83 929
1995 45 932 916 6.84 878 6.85 949 Linear and Exponential Tre
1996 46 949 932 6.86 890 6.88 969 Data, Estimation Period, 19
1997 47 965 949 6.87 902 6.90 990 900
1998 48 982 965 6.89 914 6.92 1011 850
1999 49 998 982 6.91 926 6.94 1033 800
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Population (millions)
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Linear Trend
LinSlope LinInt
Estimate 12.13 331.74
SE 0.24 5.47
LnTrend
LnSlope LnInt
Estimate 0.0213 5.895
SE 0.0001 0.002
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6.80
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Estimation Ex Post Forecast Ex Ante
Period Forecast
Population (1000s)
2036 86 1375 7.73 2275 2237
2037 87 1387 7.75
600 2325 2285
2038 88 1399 7.77 2375 2334
2039 89 1411 7.79
400 2426 2383
2040 90 1423 7.82 2478 2434
2041 91 1436 7.84
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2042 92 1448 7.86 2586 2538
2043 93 1460 7.88 2642 2592
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2044 94 1472 7.90 1940 2699
1950 1960 2647
1970 1980 1990 2000 2
2045 95 1484 7.92 2757 2704Year
2046 96 1496 7.94 2817 2761
2047 97 1508 7.96 2878 2820
2048 98 1521 7.99 2940 2880
2049 99 1533 8.01 3003 2941
2050 100 1545 8.03 3068 3003
US
Census
Forecast
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1566
1960 1575
1970 1980 1990 2000 2010
Year 1583
1591
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Year
Ln Population and Trend Line, Estima
Linear and Exponential Trend Lines for India's Population, Actual
Data, Estimation Period, 1950-1990 7.00
900
6.80
850
800 6.60
750
6.40
Ln Population
700
Population (millions)
650 6.20
600
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500 5.80
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Would a forecast based on more recent data do a better job? 1959-1999 Trend Lines
1950-1990 Forecasts 1959-1999 Forecasts
Year Census Forecast Linear Logarithmic Linear Logarithmic Linear
2000 1014 938 1055 992 1044 Slope Intercept
2001 1030 950 1078 1006 1066 14.29048 277.241
2002 1046 963 1101 1020 1089
2003 1062 975 1125 1035 1112
2004 1077 987 1149 1049 1136
2005 1093 999 1174Forecasts
1063 Based on 1950-1990 and 1959-1999 Data
1160
2006 1108 1011 1200 1078 1185
2007 1123 1023 1225 1092 1210
2008 1138 1035 1252
3500 1106 1236
2009 1153 1047 1279 1120 1262Forecast
Census
2010 1168 1060 1306 1135 1289
Linear
2011 1183 1072 3000
1335 1149 1316
Logarithmic
2012 1198 1084 1363 1163 1344
Linear
2013 1213 1096 1393 1178 1373
2500 Logarithmic
Population (millions)
Logarithmic
Slope Intercept
0.021072 5.897312
1959-1999 Data
US Census Historical Data and Projections have changed between 2002 and 2004.
Penn World Tables data conflicts with US Census
2000 2025
Births per 1,000 population.................... 25 17
Deaths per 1,000 population................... 9 8
Rate of natural increase (percent)............ 1.6 0.9
Annual rate of growth (percent).............. 1.6 0.9
Life expectancy at birth (years).............. 62.5 70.9
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births........... 65 30
Total fertility rate (per woman).............. 3.1 2.2
Growth
Year Population Year Population Period Rate