by Elyse Menger | Jun 29, 2023 | Menger's Musings
There is no doubt that we live in increasingly troubled times. The news is an endless stream of negativity: crime, homelessness, drug abuse, border issues, gender politics, inflation, interest rates, and international tensions. Many of us, on both sides of the aisle,...
by Elyse Menger | Jun 22, 2023 | Menger's Musings, Product Sneak Peek
At a user conference some years ago, I was introduced by the host saying that there are two things you should never see being made – sausage and demographics. He went on to tell the audience that I wasn’t there to talk about sausage. Great introduction, especially...
by Elyse Menger | Jun 15, 2023 | Menger's Musings
It is with great sadness that we report the recent passing of Ken Needham. After receiving an undergraduate and graduate degree, Ken went on to serve the Army in Military Intelligence at the Pentagon before becoming one of the founding partners of Urban Decision...
by Gary Menger | May 11, 2023 | Menger's Musings
In the traditional realm of parametric statistics, we were taught that the correct approach to building a statistical model of any sort was to follow the scientific method. You know, formulate a set of hypotheses about what independent factors might contribute to the...
by Gary Menger | Apr 27, 2023 | Demographics, Menger's Musings
One of the great economists of the last century, John Kenneth Galbraith, once quipped that “the only function of economic forecasting is to make astrology look respectable.” The same can be said for pretty much anything that we foolishly insist on forecasting –...
by Gary Menger | Apr 13, 2023 | Census, Menger's Musings
Prior to the 2020 census, there was considerable debate about the politicization of the census through the proposed question on immigration status. The ultimate decision by the Supreme Court to disallow the question was largely because of the concern that the accuracy...
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