This is why, when trying to predict a trend or go against an existing trend, you want to have as many indicators in your favor as possible.

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He says he can't predict whether the trend will continue in future years, but he does have an idea about the next few months.

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By understanding the color and style trend in shoes I would be able to predict what would happen in apparel fashions two years hence.

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Sometimes we can see a trend in where the flow has been and even predict where it is going because of these recognizable patterns.

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For some things, like retail sales, the categories into which Google classifies its search-trend data correspond closely to what people may want to predict, such as the sales of a particular brand of car (see chart).

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Optimists predict that the elections on April 14th will show a trend away from race-based voting.

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Experts say the next big trend in data is going to be geolocation, and the power to predict where you're going to go next and who you spend the most time with.

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The trend is expected to accelerate this year given the framework of the looming health-care law, employment analysts predict.

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