Year | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
Patent applications | 6313 | 6321 | 7723 | 10,344 | 12174 | 13,842 | 17,003 | 18,402 | 22,572 |
Simulation value | 5469.0 | 6591.6 | 7944.6 | 9575.4 | 11,540.9 | 13,909.9 | 16,765.1 | 20,206.4 | 24,354.1 |
Relative error | 0.1337 | −0.0428 | −0.0287 | 0.0743 | 0.0520 | −0.0049 | 0.0140 | −0.0981 | −0.0789 |
Year | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
Patent applications | 26,555 | 31,680 | 43,508 | 50,236 | 57,296 | 77,955 | 92,305 | 123,336 | 138,111 |
Simulation value | 29,353.1 | 35,378.3 | 42,640.2 | 51,392.8 | 61,942.0 | 74,656.5 | 89,981.0 | 108,451.0 | 130,712.2 |
Relative error | −0.1054 | −0.1167 | 0.0199 | −0.0230 | −0.0811 | 0.0423 | 0.0252 | 0.1207 | 0.0536 |