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Classify growth as linear or exponentialTechnique

Technique

Classify growth as linear or exponential

Same difference is linear; same ratio is exponential

3 min 3 steps

For a step or two, linear and exponential look like twins. Then one of them takes off, and I know a getaway when I see one.

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Slope and y-interceptFactRead steepness and starting value straight off a line
Initial value and growth factorFactRead the start and the multiplier off the model

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Build a linear function from two factsTacticSlope from the change, intercept from one point
Build and analyze an exponential modelTacticPin the start and the factor; every step follows
Scatterplots and best-fit modelsTacticPredictions and slopes come from the line, not the dots