Discover how Fourier Analysis breaks down complex time series data into simpler components to identify trends and patterns, despite its limitations in stock forecasting.

When elected officials dismiss data collection and statistics that have met the test of time yet tell a story that they dislike, they are effectively waging a civil war within our nation.

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Mr. Akerlof is a Nobel-winning economist. Imagine a group of 5-year-olds playing a board game. The rules are clear, the goal is fair, and one child edges ahead — until, suddenly, another child starts ...

For the first time, the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics has been fired by the President of the United States for political reasons, launching the $30 trillion economy into uncharted and ...

It doesn’t look or taste like cocoa-colored chocolate, so what is this sweet treat? We dug into its history to find out exactly what white chocolate is. The first modern chocolate bar was invented in ...

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Philosophical Studies: An International Journal for Philosophy in the Analytic Tradition, Vol. 178, No. 6 (June 2021), pp. 1757-1768 (12 pages) A central debate in philosophy of action concerns ...