extrapolation

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So seismologists construct their shake maps based on extrapolations from historical quakes.

From Science Magazine

Previous studies, which relied heavily on statistical evaluations and extrapolations, had arrived at results of a similar order of magnitude.

From Science Daily

The ombudsman said that, while such an extrapolation might not be accurate, the percentages gave an idea "of what it can mean in terms of overall abuse".

From Reuters

Omella said the media’s extrapolation of the survey results “does not correspond to the truth.”

From Seattle Times

Although the authors tried to correct for this statistically, still, “We need to be careful about doing these extrapolations.”

From Science Magazine