Forecast

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Prediction is very difficult, especially about the future. — Niels Bohr

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Introduction1

Productivity Guy (YouTube Channel)
Productivity Guy (Official Website)

Dictionary

forecast : to calculate or predict (some future event or condition) usually as a result of study and analysis of available pertinent data — Merriam-Webster   See also   OneLook

Thesaurus

Roget’s II (Thesaurus.com), Merriam-Webster Thesaurus, Visuwords

Encyclopedia

Forecasting is the process of making predictions based on past and present data. Later these can be compared (resolved) against what happens. For example, a company might estimate their revenue in the next year, then compare it against the actual results. Prediction is a similar but more general term. Forecasting might refer to specific formal statistical methods employing time series, cross-sectional or longitudinal data, or alternatively to less formal judgmental methods or the process of prediction and resolution itself. — Wikipedia

Futures studies, futures research, futurism or futurology is the systematic, interdisciplinary and holistic study of social and technological advancement, and other environmental trends; often for the purpose of exploring how people will live and work in the future. Predictive techniques, such as forecasting, can be applied, but contemporary futures studies scholars emphasize the importance of systematically exploring alternatives — Wikipedia

Futurology (Encyclopædia Britannica)

What is Future Studies (World Futures Studies Federation)

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Preservation

History

A Short History of Predicting the Future (John Herrman, The New York Times)

Library

DDC: 003.2 Futuring (Library Thing)
Subject: Forecasting (Library Thing)

Subject: Forecasting (Open Library)

LCC: CB 158 Forecasting (UPenn Online Books)
Subject: Forecasting (UPenn Online Books)

LCC: CB 158 Forecasting (Library of Congress)
Subject: Forecasting (Library of Congress)

Subject: Forecasting (WorldCat)

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Participation

Education

MERLOT: Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching
OER Commons: Open Educational Resources

Course

Forecasting Courses (edX)

Community

Organization

World Futures Studies Federation
World Future Society

News

Futures Publications (World Futures Studies Federation)
World Future Society News (Medium)

Future Studies (JSTOR)
Future Studies (NPR Archives)

Government

Document

Future Studies (USA.gov)

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Related

Here are links to pages about closely related subjects.

Knowledge Form

Expression

Entertainment Humor, Toy, Hobby, Competition (Game, Sport), Spectacle
Arts Performing, Visual (Architecture), Culinary, Language (Poem), Music, Dance
Belief Hypothesis, Forecast, Rumor, Superstition, Folklore, Faith

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Notes

1.   The resources on this page are are organized by a classification scheme developed exclusively for Cosma.