A 43% chance it’ll rain tomorrow in Seattle…

May 9th, 2008 by Samuel Hilbert

I’ve posted this link before several months ago on my old blog that is now history…and since it is so fun to play with I decided to go ahead and repost it today for you to see. You can go see exactly what the odds are that it will rain on a specific day. If you are planning an outside event this coming summer…make sure you take a look at this “odds it will rain” chart.

Now, I’m not one to overly get into statistics and psycho analyze everything that I read…but I do find it fairly interesting that some days truly seem to really stick out statistically. One of the biggest observations I see when I look over this chart is that November 19th is statistically the greatest chance of rain…yet the day before and the day after both have a much smaller chance. …more

Looking deeper into real estate numbers…

March 27th, 2008 by Samuel Hilbert

We all know tht numbers and statistics can be manipulated to say anthing. As a matter of fact, one time I read that 95% of statistics are made up on the spot…hmmm…wait a second?!

But seriously, I always look at statistics pessimistically as there are so many factors that go into facts, numbers, and responses. When looking at any graph I can break it down in numerous ways o either make an argument for the positive or negative. Often when I see housing market statistics I like to see what numbers they are comparing. …more