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This essay provides a brief discussion of forecasting from ancient times to the present. It traces the impact of developments in mathematics and statistics, most notably probability theory, that led to the mathematization of forecasting and concludes with some observations on contemporary trends in data sciences.
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Ghosh, A. (2019). Forecasting. In: Paul, H. (eds) Critical Terms in Futures Studies. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28987-4_20
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