notions. forecasting abject and forecastt"ng apparatus. It also Includes equivalent terms In German, English and French as a reference data. The forecasting terminology evolves constantly and requires clarification and Improvement. That Is why starting from 1982 we are engaged In preparation of the second edition of forecasting terminology In the framework of the aforesaid Committee. The work will be finished In 1985. MgtboJogJes of forec~ Problems of methodological and mathematical apparatus of forecasting are closely Interrelated and are often Inseparable. The adequacy of method and mathematical apparatus Is a determining factor ensuring the reliability of forecasting results.· Among statlsltlcal methods the leading place, as to the scope of utilization, continues to belong to extrapolation methods which are being Improved to raise the accuracy of approximation functions, their flexibility and adaptlveness to changing conditions <methods of adaptive levelling, methods of harmonic weights. etc.). In the regression group of statistical methods certain steps are taken to make the models more complicated, more approximated to real objects, more adaptable, to Include the man with model I lng process of Imitation man-computer procedures. There Is a tendency of paying greater Interest to the use of Identified major components of statistical complexes In the group of factor and dispersion analysis methods aimed at Improving monitoring of development processes In future. After elabortlon of col lectlve expert assessment with multiple Iterative procedure of col lectlng opinions about two decades ago there have been no significant changes In the field of expert methods. MaJor progress has taken place In the field of statistical methods used to process the opinion col lectlon results and qual ltatlve-quantltatlve transformations of evaluations and classification made by experts. At present the most perspective direction In solving the problem of methodological and mathematical apparatus of 
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The text appears to be discussing the development and improvement of forecasting methods and terminology in the field of statistics, with a focus on methodological and mathematical apparatus. It mentions the use of statistical methods, regression analysis, and factor analysis, which suggests a connection to data analysis and mathematical modeling. The text does not explicitly mention specific industries or sectors, but its focus on forecasting and statistical methods suggests a connection to the field of science and technology.

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