HP Matrix Operating Environment Software - Manual (Page 36)

NOTE:
Combining the data range with the annual growth rate
The forecast is applied point-by-point to the historical data within the range specified by the user.
It is applied linearly, so that a point one year from the starting point of a forecast is the result of
the full growth rate being applied to the data. The data within the range provided by the user is
used to “tile” the future by applying the portion of the growth rate appropriate to each point to
each point in the data range and repeating the data set until the desired end point is reached.
36 Key Capacity Advisor concepts