Social Events can be predicted


	Social Events can be predicted

suryasunder

7-4-2008 1:59 AM

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history, mathematics, prediction

suryasunder says:

This has been long overdue. But I wonder, whether a historical model could be used instead of a mathematical one. The results would be broader and more imprecise, of course. But nevertheless, I wonder, that potential has ever been fully looked into.

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