What do you understand by the trend of data?

A general systematic linear or (most often) nonlinear component that changes over time and does not repeat.

• There are different approaches to understanding trends.

• A positive trend means it is likely that growth continues. Let's illustrate this with a simple example:

• Hmm, this looks like there is a trend. To build up confidence, let's add a linear regression for this graph:

Great, now it’s clear theirs a trend in the graph by adding Linear Regression.