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Forecast bc629b6c · published 2026-08-18
Around 8 job postings mentioning data analysis are expected the week of Sep 14–20, 2026 (likely range: 0–25, 80% coverage) — down from 142 the week of Aug 17–23, 2026.
Missed
What was claimed
The forecast
- Target period
- Sep 14–20, 2026
- Predicted mentions
- 8 job postings
- Direction
- ↓ Falling
- Method
- Linear trend fit with confidence interval
- Review by
- 2026-09-20
- Expires
- 2026-09-27
Confidence at publication
Early signal
What happened
Outcome
- Actual mentions
- 140 job postings
- Off by
- 132 postings
- Accuracy
- 6%
- Direction
- ✗ Missed
- Predicted range
- ✗ Actual fell outside it
Interval 0.0-25.2 missed the observed 140.0 (up) in 2026-W38; point estimate was 7.8 (down).
Observed history
data analysis — the series behind the fit
Jul 13–19, 2026: 0 mentionsJul 20–26, 2026: 13 mentionsJul 27–Aug 2, 2026: 10 mentionsAug 3–9, 2026: 4 mentionsAug 10–16, 2026: 6 mentionsAug 17–23, 2026: 11 mentions
How we know
Evidence
40+
Confidence
Early signal
Source diversity
2 sources
Last updated
2026-08-18
Reality validation
- Predicted
- 7.75
- Actual
- 140
- Accuracy
- 6%
- Direction
- missed
How this forecast was made
- Approach
- Linear trend fitted to recent weekly counts, with a range to account for uncertainty
- How far ahead
- 4 weeks
- Checked against reality by
- 2026-09-20
- Can it be edited?
- No — forecasts are locked at publication and scored as-is
Track record for data analysis
20 forecasts published, 14 scored, mean accuracy 39%.
Primary sources
Director, AI Commerce Analytics (USA Based Remote)2026-07-20job listing