The Olympic Medal Results Forecast
Wednesday, July 25, 2012 - 21:30
in Earth & Climate
Can anyone accurately forecast the result of the London Olympics while they are a week away?Even more daring, can they forecast results without in depth knowledge of athlete training?Economists at Ruhr-Universität Bochum are taking a shot at it and, if it sounds like complete madness, we'll go ahead and spoil it and tell you they believe that China, USA, and Russia will top the score table with 102, 100, and 71 medals, respectively, so you can move on to another article. But if you are interested in the nuts and bolts, read on. You can decide if this is mumbo-jumbo or solid science. read more