I mean the next week or month or 3 months.
2006-11-07 02:32:51 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
With practice.
And stick to your specialist field.
i.e if your a weather-person dont start guessing about which way the stock market will turn
2006-11-07 02:41:56 · answer #1 · answered by Mike C 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can't. Taking economics as an example, it transpires that nobody can predict the future as people do not react or behave in a quantifiable way. As economics has a very good motivator (money) for analysing the future, you would think that they could do so by now if it was at all possible. Ask any economist and they will tell you that people's behaviour cannot be second guessed. Don't even bother trying, it is a lost cause.
2006-11-07 11:11:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You make those kinds of decisions all the time; you predict whether the person next to you is safe or not, whether you can cross the road or wait, so short term prediction is something we all do.
Longer term prediction isn't foolproof because you're not in control of what everyone else does, but security companies make these kinds of judgements all the time to protect their clients.
The more information you have the more accurate your predictions can be. If you want an insight into how its done look out for a book called 'The Gift of Fear' by Gavin de Becker.
There's a sort of point system they use to figure out how likely an event is, but everyone else is right it seems like a lot of hassle! But interesting to read about anyway.
2006-11-07 10:44:15 · answer #3 · answered by sarah c 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You PLAN for 3 months ahead- today -now set the circumstances in motion that will create an event in 3 months.
2006-11-08 08:02:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You would have to analyze all the constants and variables involved in past events and apply them to the future. Variables could be people, animals or weather. Constants would be the density of water, the passing of time, etc. It really is more trouble than it's worth.
2006-11-07 10:39:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
as a maths man i don't make guesses about the
future,i just try to prove what is happening
in the present
wishing you a happy future
2006-11-07 11:28:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Statistics.
2006-11-07 10:36:14 · answer #7 · answered by Marcus R. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
history
2006-11-07 10:40:21 · answer #8 · answered by speedball182 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Life experience........you get more cynical as you get older.
Remember what your parents were like?
You end up just like them.
Be pessimistic and you'll never be disappointed.
2006-11-07 17:46:42 · answer #9 · answered by Pit Bull 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
expect the worst hope for the best
2006-11-07 10:46:26 · answer #10 · answered by mesun1408 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋