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Forecast b39c6bfb · published 2026-07-26
job postings count for role 'data scientist' is forecast at 8 in Jun 29–Jul 5, 2026, within 1-14 at 80% confidence (up from 6 in Jun 1–7, 2026).
What was claimed
The forecast
- Target period
- Jun 29–Jul 5, 2026
- Predicted mentions
- 8 job postings
- Direction
- ↑ Rising
- Method
- Linear trend fit with confidence interval
- Review by
- 2026-07-05
- Expires
- 2026-07-12
Confidence at publication
14%
What happened
Outcome
- Actual mentions
- 6 job postings
- Off by
- 2 postings
- Accuracy
- 79%
- Direction
- ✗ Missed
Interval 1.3-13.9 covered the observed 6.0 (flat) in 2026-W27; point estimate was 7.6 (up).
Observed history
data scientist — the series behind the fit
May 4–10, 2026: 0 mentionsMay 11–17, 2026: 0 mentionsMay 18–24, 2026: 0 mentionsMay 25–31, 2026: 0 mentionsJun 1–7, 2026: 0 mentions
How we know
Evidence
26+
Confidence
14%
Source diversity
0 sources
Last updated
2026-07-26
Reality validation
- Predicted
- 7.6
- Actual
- 6
- Accuracy
- 79%
- 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
- 2026-07-05
- Can it be edited?
- No — forecasts are locked at publication and scored as-is
Track record for data scientist
4 forecasts published, 3 scored, mean accuracy 76%.
No source documents resolve for this artefact.