1. forecasting - Noun
2. forecasting - Verb
a statement made about the future
Source: WordNetThe only function of economic forecasting is to make astrology look respectable. John Kenneth Galbraith
Forecasting by bureaucrats tends to be used for anxiety relief rather than for adequate policy making. Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Economic forecasting has actually got pretty good over the years, though admittedly, we don't always get it right. Eric Maskin
Investing is an activity of forecasting the yield over the life of the asset; speculation is the activity of forecasting the psychology of the market. John Maynard Keynes
Climate forecasts (projections) decades into the future have not demonstrated skill in forecasting local, regional, and global climate variables. Roger A. Pielke
Never forget this simple truism: Forecasting is marketing, plain and simple. Barry Ritholtz