Archives for September 2012

WHAT HAPPENED TO SEPTEMBER?

Where did the month go?  And what happened to the typical September swoon?  To paraphrase Frank Sinatra, “it was a very good month”. [Read more…]

THE BARBELL ECONOMY

In statistics classes, students are taught about the “bell shaped curve”, the pattern that forms when quantitative data are distributed normally.  Recent census data reveals a barbell-shaped curve; heavy on the ends with very little in between. [Read more…]

BACK TO WORK

It’s Labor Day, the unofficial end of summer and the official start of school.  College football kicks off and the NFL start is just around the corner.  It’s time for everyone to get serious and get back to work. [Read more…]