Word: predictive
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...Recently, models have become an increasingly popular way to predict outcomes in a variety of arenas. Most notably, this applies to economic research. Drawing from both times of boom and bust, investment firms have built detailed models to predict the behavior of specific stocks and markets as a whole. These models are driven by cutting-edge mathematical research on topics ranging from game theory to risk calculations. Perhaps less publicly, many have tried to use similar models in international politics, convinced that several of the insights from market research can help illuminate how political actors make decisions...
...degress fahrenheit and 1.62 degress fahrenheit—a steep increase considering that during the last ice age the globe was only 9 degress fahrenheit to 15 degress fahrenheit cooler than today. Global warming has already caused sea levels to rise between four and eight inches, and experts predict that if the Greenland ice sheet melted, it would submerge significant parts of many coastal cities around the world , including nearby Boston...
...saying the same will happen with China. Past performance doesn't help us predict the future. But if the U.S. economy didn't tumble 20 years ago because the Japanese sold a lot of cars and consumer electronics, it is highly likely that America's future won't be ruined by the consumer products exported by China today...
...European Environment Agency, which advises the European Commission, has recommended that the E.U. suspend its 10% biofuels target, calling it an "overambitious experiment whose unintended effects are difficult to predict and difficult to control...
...teammates and I have been training and working together very closely for the past few seasons, and we have a very good rapport,” Cross says. “Our styles are also very different, but they complement each other very well and make us hard to predict as a team, which I think gives us a good shot at a medal.” Although she believes that her best chance at Olympic glory is the team event, Cross still has a shot at garnering individual success. Reaching the podium in the individual competition, however, will...