It's been a season where you're scared even to try to make predictions.
For example, people are naturally inclined to make predictions by extrapolating recent trends.
Computers use the laws of physics and mathematics to make predictions based on simulations of the atmosphere that are represented on a grid.
Network predictions are mixed: One network executive said that volumes could be higher, while another said it was too early to make predictions.
So I would caution against anyone to try to make predictions about the outcome of this case based solely on the tenor of the questions.
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Almost half of CMOs have used social data to make predictions or forecasts, and nearly nine in 10 say this data has influenced their decisions.
However, scientists caution that it will be hard to make predictions about torcetrapib before key data is presented at a medical meeting in New Orleans in late March.
They were asked to make predictions for 2013 with three sets of odds: Something that is pretty certain, predictions that are rather more risky, and finally ones that are complete wild cards.
With so much of the set-up being new, Byrne admits it is hard to make predictions about what the team can achieve as he has no idea how the bike may develop.
With a nod toward Bayes theorem, Ludlow basically wants to confuse the advertisers trying to profile him and the algorithmic machines that are trying to make predictions about him by throwing lots of false information about himself onto their radars.
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But there are a lot of other big question marks over Pfizer. (As Yogi Berra and Niels Bohr both noted, it is very hard to make predictions, especially about the future.) As part of my research, I pooled the predictions of six sell-side analysts, and found some surprising disagreements about the road ahead for Pfizer.
It is, though, difficult to make accurate predictions from testing, as it is impossible to know the fuel loads the teams are running.
It is too early to make hard predictions, but New Jersey's race promises to be every bit as fierce, and perhaps as close-fought, as its contests have usually been.
If Merck really can defend itself, the damage could be minimal--but it's difficult to make any predictions until the first of the Vioxx cases go to court later this year.
Virtual tumors will get more realistic, enough to make specific predictions that can be tested.
But his data aren't comprehensive enough to make definitive predictions for various categories of storm intensity.
If you want to make accurate predictions, skip the mental wheel grinding and go with your feelings.
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Users were able to make live predictions and compete against other fans for all 67 tournament games.
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All said Lanza's theory needs to make clear predictions of experimental results, so that it can be tested.
As 2012 comes to an end, it seems apropos to make some predictions for 2013 on the record.
It would be rash at this point to make any predictions of who will actually win that executive power.
Researchers looked at all of a person's likes to make their predictions, and even then the tool isn't perfect.
Each of our panel of thought leaders was asked to make three predictions.
In this case, the competition is centered around developing algorithms to make accurate predictions based on a certain set of data.
"It is much too early to make any predictions, " Vettel said.
It is expected to make testable predictions.
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Looking at the performance of the Google Trends Portfolio over a the seven year period (2004-2011) covered in the paper underscores the conclusion that something changed in the data used to make the predictions a few years back.
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Nevertheless, experts continue to make bold, confident predictions, and we continue to look to these forecasts for advice.
At the end of the 1980s, there was a boom in both the UK housing market and stock market, prompting those selling endowment mortgages to make very high predictions of investment growth in endowment savings plans.
The data gathered from this network allows Wunderground.com to make extremely accurate weather predictions.
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